Ben Braun
Ben Braun
Benjamin Abraham Braunis a men's college basketball coach. He is the former coach at Rice University, where he spent eight seasons. Previously, Braun spent 12 years with the California Golden Bears program and 11 years at Eastern Michigan University. He has won the most games of any coach in Eastern Michigan's history...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 November 1953
against biggest shots
That had to be one of the biggest shots someone has made against us.
again beaten hard hungry team trying usc
USC is going to be very energetic, very hungry and determined. We've beaten every team in the league, but going out and trying to do it again is going to be the hard part.
against effort
That's the effort you have to have against Washington.
against ourselves playing pressure washington
We can't play under pressure. We can only put pressure on ourselves to do our best. There's enough pressure playing against Washington State. Let's not play under any more pressure than there really is.
against guys oregon stay team worried
Our guys have to stay in the moment, and it's not easy. I was worried about our team when we were up 21-2 against Oregon State.
against effort intensity spirit
Our intensity was good, our spirit was good. That's the kind of effort you need against Washington. They're that kind of team.
against basketball best halves hit played
He hit some unbelievable shots. That's one of the best halves of basketball anybody's played against us this year.
against dangerous facing game perspective players
Our players have the game in perspective. We know what we're up against ? and we're facing a very dangerous team.
against fight hard patient team washington
We need to fight hard against a good, patient team like Washington State.
dream love player position team
That is what you dream of as a player and a coach. You love to be in that position and our team is in that position.
few given guys helped improved last performance question team
They've improved in that area. Those guys have given them their team a big lift, and there's no question that has helped their performance in the last few games.
alex basketball cal extend great harder nobody pleased works
I'm pleased that we were able to extend a scholarship to Alex for this season. Nobody works any harder than Alex, and he is a great representative of a Cal basketball student-athlete.
came guys momentum normally played state
It's tough. I thought our guys came out and played very hard. But give N.C. State credit, they played well. They didn't make a whole lot of threes like they normally do, but the ones they did make were some real momentum changers.
days played team
At times, we played like a team that had 11 days off.