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
great offensive player wants
He doesn't quit, even on offensive rebounds. It's just great to see a player who wants to get better.
great shooter wants
When your (best) shooter wants to shoot some more, that's a great sign.
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.
catching challenges factor floor great post runs shots skills
He's a great defender, he challenges shots and he runs the floor well. His post skills are catching up. He's been a real factor for us.
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.
formula good ncaa wins
I feel good about our chances. I also feel good that in our league, 17 wins has been a formula (for the NCAA tournament).
figure
I can't figure out all of that. Too complicated for me.
best chance coach dream entertain figure gives grab victory win
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.
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.
hit knocking phenomenal second shot tremendous
He hit some tremendous shots. He had a phenomenal second half, knocking down shot after shot.
ball certainly control defensive focused hard similar teams work wrong
His teams have focused more on ball control than on transition. They're going to work hard on the defensive end. They're very similar to his teams at Pitt, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that.
difficult team
When they're scoring, they're a very difficult team to beat.
He was hobbling pretty good. Let's give it a day and see.
absence hole last plus
Getting Leon back is a big plus for us. His absence put us in a hole last year.