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
couple gotten judgments
In my opinion, those were questionable judgments in those situations. If he had gotten a couple of those 'and-1s,' I think there would have been a different flow.
answered challenged challenges confidence either gaining goes knocking number success thrown
He's really gaining confidence. His health, for one, has contributed to his confidence and number two, having some success knocking down shots. That goes a long way. He's been challenged and he's answered those challenges. To take a step, you've either got to challenge yourself or answer the challenges that have been thrown at you, and he's done that.
deceiving league player promise
I can promise you that's a deceiving record. They're going to be a player in this league before it's over.
anybody dominant particular showing stepping team teams
I don't see anybody stepping up as the dominant team, but I see no team showing any particular weakness. There will be a lot of teams scrambling at the end for the championship.
biggest hit shot since
That's the biggest shot Theo has hit since he's been with us.
against effort
That's the effort you have to have against Washington.
basketball easy good sure
That's OK. He sure made things look easy for us. It's good to see him become a basketball player.
achievement care conference great nail road shows team tough win
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.
dream fight great happy honor opportunity player players position
It's a great position for us to be in. It's an honor to be able to play for a Pac-10 championship. I'm happy for our players that they're going to have the opportunity to fight for the championship. That's what you dream of as a player and as a coach.
air game knock takes
It's a different game for us if we knock those down. That really takes the air out of you.
against biggest shots
That had to be one of the biggest shots someone has made against us.
dream love player position team
That is what you dream of as a player and a coach. You love to be in that position and our team is in that position.
few given guys helped improved last performance question team
They've improved in that area. Those guys have given them their team a big lift, and there's no question that has helped their performance in the last few games.
came guys momentum normally played state
It's tough. I thought our guys came out and played very hard. But give N.C. State credit, they played well. They didn't make a whole lot of threes like they normally do, but the ones they did make were some real momentum changers.