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
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I feel good about our chances. I also feel good that in our league, 17 wins has been a formula (for the NCAA tournament).
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I can't figure all that out; it's too complicated for me. To entertain mathematical possibilities, that complicates our job. We just want to play our best and grab a victory or two. That gives us a chance to grab a championship. That's the dream of every coach and player, to have the chance to win a championship.
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It's a great accomplishment. That shows how tough this conference is. For any team in a tough conference, when you can go and nail down a win on the road in your opener, that's a statement. I don't care where you are or who you're playing.
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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.
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Through the years we've been a pretty good defensive team when we've had our guys healthy and playing. I guess we surprised UCLA too, then. Maybe we just had a lucky weekend, I don't know.
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We just need to stick to our principles. As long as we rebound and play defense, we'll be alright.
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We weren't strong with the ball in that stretch.
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We turned it around in the second half on the defensive end. USC attacked the basket and we had to make adjustments at halftime. Leon is grabbing a lot of rebounds and that helps.
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We felt if we had beaten UCLA, we would have won this thing (the regular-season title). So it's probably fitting that we're playing. I just hope we get our legs back.
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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.
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I've seen Jones go from center to forward to guard.
I've never put 'vulnerable' and 'Arizona' in the same sentence.
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Roy took them over the hump. He put them on his back.
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Every game has been about surviving and believing in ourselves. That's what teams have to do.