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
attacked basket defensive grabbing half rebounds second turned usc
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.
against fight hard patient team washington
We need to fight hard against a good, patient team like Washington State.
discipline present staying thinking
When you're entrenched in principles, you're not thinking about streaks or standings. Staying in the present does take discipline and focus.
finished full game
We finished the game strong. We showed what we can do at full strength.
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.
gives hard hard-work positive reward stand team time towards trip work
We've put in a lot of hard work and this is our reward now to see where we stand as a team. This trip gives us more time to solidify our team and work towards a positive direction.
crucial fight heads operate team
We can't operate now with our heads down. It's important that our team bounces back. It's crucial we fight and battle.
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.
exercises guys value
Those guys now know the value of being vocal. We've had team-building exercises set up some of those things.
beaten felt fitting hope legs won
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.
catch remember tables teams turn
We have to turn the tables on the pressure. We have to remember the other teams have to catch us.
rebound stick
We just need to stick to our principles. As long as we rebound and play defense, we'll be alright.
challenge game opportunity ready similar washington
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.
guard
You have to guard everyone on the team.