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
days played team
At times, we played like a team that had 11 days off.
early impressed nights pressure
Their pressure is better than it was early in the season. It's not a spotty defense. They don't take nights off. I'm very impressed with Ben's team.
basketball both good options
They're both good basketball players. I like having those options with those guys.
easy tough
They're not going to give you easy baskets. They make it tough to get to the interior.
defense good playing solid team
They were a good team then (Dec. 31, first meeting), and they are a good team now. They have some weapons, they are playing solid defense and they are used to winning.
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.
anybody certainly pride takes
I didn't know that. But if anybody can do it, Leon is certainly capable. He takes pride in rebounding.
came remembers team washington
I think our team remembers Washington came in here and had their way with us.
against guys oregon stay team worried
Our guys have to stay in the moment, and it's not easy. I was worried about our team when we were up 21-2 against Oregon State.
We're a lot more inside-oriented than we were then.
against effort intensity spirit
Our intensity was good, our spirit was good. That's the kind of effort you need against Washington. They're that kind of team.
We'll just have to see how he responds.