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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Leon and I have talked a lot about his future and his options. He just had the best season of his basketball career, which is a credit to his work ethic and perseverance. I trust that Leon will ultimately make a great decision.
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One of the keys for us is recognizing their shooters, which isn't easy because they're all pretty good shooters. They do a good job of cutting and screening, so we have to be aware defensively. They have some good athletes and some good shooters. They are very tough to guard.
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When your (best) shooter wants to shoot some more, that's a great sign.
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When you defend you have a chance. I've said it, I've said it, and I've said it. We have a chance and its great to see our guys believe on the defensive end.
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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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Washington will be a similar challenge as Arizona. They have a similar style. This upcoming game is an opportunity for us ... We're ready to go right back and challenge our defense.
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They're trying to get the ball in Hairston's hands more.
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They've got a little edge right now, but we're going to have to take that edge away somehow, psychologically.
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They've been the most dominant team in our league.
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They made some plays down the stretch, they kept their composure, I think experience was a factor.
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They made it tough for us. They took away our top scorer. They made some great adjustments in the second half.
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There were only two or three teams in this league right now that really challenge at the end, and we were one of them.