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
game playing rather trade
We're going to be a little fatigued, but I wouldn't trade that at all. I'd rather be fatigued and in that game than be well-rested and not be playing anywhere.
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.
durable gotten maybe playing solid thursday
Leon has gotten stronger. He was kind of up and down, to where he'd have a solid Thursday and maybe not a solid Saturday. Now he's durable and he's been playing under a lot of duress.
catch loss nice playing position teams win worry
I thought we were tentative at times. The teams we're playing have to catch us. It's a nice position to be in. We can't worry about what the significance of a win or loss is.
full good momentum playing strength tournament
I feel good about our chances. We're playing well. It's important to go into the tournament at full strength and with some momentum.
hard knowing leaves playing pride worked
He can take a lot of pride knowing he is playing for a championship now as he leaves Cal. He has worked so hard over the years.
defense good playing solid team
They were a good team then (Dec. 31, first meeting), and they are a good team now. They have some weapons, they are playing solid defense and they are used to winning.
bounce challenge couple dwell last mentality sit
We have to bounce back, that's our challenge right now. We have to have that same mentality during the last couple of weeks. We can't sit here and dwell on this.
finished full game
We finished the game strong. We showed what we can do at full strength.
guard
You have to guard everyone on the team.
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.
bad closer coming foot full rod time
You feel bad for Rod and what he has been through. He was just getting over a foot injury, and I thought he was improving. He was getting more time and was more active. He was getting closer to coming back at full strength.
believing game surviving teams
Every game has been about surviving and believing in ourselves. That's what teams have to do.
action ahead basketball confident good handled knows news obviously pain relatively return temporary
While this is obviously a temporary setback for Leon, he has handled it well and we are confident he will return to action relatively soon. The good news is he had no pain symptoms, and Leon knows he has a lot of basketball ahead of him this season.