Ben Braun
Title	Head coach
College	Rice
Sport	Basketball
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Career highlights
Overall	535-373 (. This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. 589)
Championships
MAC Tournament Championship (1988, 1991, 1996) MAC Regular Season Championship (1988, 1991, 1996) NIT Championship (1999)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (1988, 1991, 1996) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1997)
Playing career
1972–1975	Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1985 1985–1986 1986–1996 1996–2008 2008-present	Siena Heights Eastern Michigan (asst. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I College basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Siena Heights University is a private Roman Catholic University in Adrian Michigan, United States. The Eastern Michigan Eagles Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. ) Eastern Michigan California Rice

Ben Braun is the men's college basketball coach at Rice University. The Eastern Michigan Eagles Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley. The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art He previously spent 12 years with the California Golden Bears program. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley

Contents 1 Coaching History 2 Head coaching record 3 Personal life 4 References

Coaching History

After graduating from Wisconsin in 1975, Braun began his career as an assistant coach at Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin. After two years of coaching high school basketball, he accepted the head coaching job at Siena Heights University. Siena Heights University is a private Roman Catholic University in Adrian Michigan, United States. Braun coached Siena Heights for eight years taking the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school to a 148-103 record and five postseason tournaments. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA) seeks to fully integrate life academics sport and fitness into the higher education environment

Prior to the 1985-86 season, Braun took on the position of associate head coach at Eastern Michigan. Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive co-educational Public university located in Ypsilanti Michigan. Midway through the year, on Jan. 15, 1986, he was elevated to interim head coach. Within two years his Eagles were in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. During his 11 years at Eastern Michigan, he guided the Eagles to four postseason berths, including three NCAA appearances. Braun accumulated a record of 185-132 and was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year three times.

Braun replaced Todd Bozeman as the head coach at Cal prior to the 1996-1997 season. Todd Bozeman ( December 5, 1963 –) is an American Basketball coach The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Expectations were low as Golden Bears were predicted to finish in the bottom half of the conference. However, the team finished tied for second in the conference and reached the NCAA Sweet 16. The team finished the season 23-9 and gave Braun a school record for most wins by a Bear coach in his first year with the program. Ben Braun went on to win the Pac-10 Coach of the Year - the first Cal coach to ever receive the award.

In the 1998-1999 season, Braun's club defeated North Carolina, UCLA, and Arizona during the course of the year to become the first team ever at Cal to beat three Top 10 schools in the same season. Then after entering the NIT, the Bears, led by Geno Carlisle, won five consecutive postseason games to capture the NIT title - Cal's first postseason tournament championship since the Bears won the 1959 NCAA title. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Geno Marcellus Carlisle (born August 13 1976 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is an American professional Basketball Cal finished the 1998-99 campaign with a 22-11 record.

In 2000-01, the Bears returned to the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 20-11 record, and Sean Lampley - Braun's first recruit at Cal after NCAA sanctions were lifted from Bozeman's tenure - became the school's all-time leading scorer late in his senior campaign, finishing with 1,776 points. Sean Lampley (born September 3 1979, in Harvey Illinois) is an American professional Basketball.

In 2001-02, the Bears again went 23-9 and tied for second in the Pac-10 stadings. Cal earned a No. 6 seed in the NCAA playoffs, where the Bears toppled Penn before falling to Pittsburgh in the second round.

In 2002-03, Cal again reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament behind All-Pac-10 forwards Joe Shipp and Amit Tamir. Amit Yosef Tamir (born February 2, 1979) is an Israeli professional Basketball player Shipp ended his career with the No. 3 position on the Bears' all-time scoring list, while teammate Brian Wethers finished in the No. Brian Wethers (born December 17, 1980 in Carson California, U 15 position.

In 2005-06, Cal defeated USC and Oregon to reach the Pac-10 Tournament final for the first time ever. Leon Powe and the Bears then earned a No. Leon Powe Jr (pronounced |ˈpou(-ə| (born January 22 1984 in Oakland, California) is an American professional Basketball 7 regional seed in the NCAA Tournament and finished the year with a 20-11 mark. On Nov. 21, 2005, Cal defeated Long Beach State, 88-69, to give Braun his 500th career win.

During his tenure at Cal, Braun has directed the Bears to more postseason appearances and more postseason victories than any coach in school history. He finished the 2006-07 campaign with a 202-138 record with the Bears and a 29-year career mark of 535-373. He ranks second to Nibs Price (1925-54, 449-294) in both tenure and wins at Cal, while his Cal winning percentage (. Clarence M "Nibs" Price was a coach for the University of California Berkeley from the 1920s until 1954 606) is the best at the school since Hall of Famer Pete Newell guided the Bears to a 119-44 mark from 1955-60. Peter Francis "Pete" Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a former college men's Basketball coach and current

Two days after losing to Ohio State in the 2008 National Invitation Tournament, Braun was fired as head coach of the Golden Bears on March 26, 2008. The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in NCAA Division I College basketball competition The 2008 National Invitation Tournament (known through sponsorship as the MasterCard NIT was a Single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[1] He is expected to take over at Rice for Willis Wilson. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Willis Thomas Wilson Jr (born March 22, 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was Head coach of the College basketball

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Siena Heights (NAIA) (1977 — 1985)
1977–1978	Siena Heights	8-21
1978–1979	Siena Heights	24-6
1979–1980	Siena Heights	21-11
1980–1981	Siena Heights	22-11
1981–1982	Siena Heights	19-13
1982–1983	Siena Heights	21-12
1983–1984	Siena Heights	15-14
1984–1985	Siena Heights	18-15
Siena Heights:		148-103
Eastern Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (1986 — 1996)
1985–1986	Eastern Michigan	5-10	4-10	T-9th
1986–1987	Eastern Michigan	14-15	8-8	4th
1987–1988	Eastern Michigan	22-8	14-2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1988–1989	Eastern Michigan	17-12	8-8	4th
1989–1990	Eastern Michigan	19-13	8-8	5th
1990–1991	Eastern Michigan	26-7	13-3	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
1991–1992	Eastern Michigan	9-22	4-12	8th
1992–1993	Eastern Michigan	13-17	8-10	6th
1993–1994	Eastern Michigan	15-12	10-8	T-5th
1994–1995	Eastern Michigan	20-10	12-6	3rd	NIT 1st Round
1995–1996	Eastern Michigan	25-6	14-4	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
Eastern Michigan:		185-132	103-79
California (Pacific Ten Conference) (1996 — present)
1996–1997	California	23-9	12-6	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1997–1998	California	12-15	8-10	T-5th
1998–1999	California	22-11	8-10	T-5th	NIT Champions
1999–2000	California	18-15	7-11	7th	NIT Quarterfinals
2000–2001	California	20-11	11-7	T-4th	NCAA 1st Round
2001–2002	California	23-9	12-6	T-2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2002–2003	California	22-9	13-5	3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
2003–2004	California	13-15	9-9	T-4th
2004–2005	California	13-16	6-12	T-8th
2005–2006	California	20–11	12-6	3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2006–2007	California	16-15	6-12	9th
2007–2008	California	17-16	6-12	9th	NIT 2nd round
California:		219-152	110-16
Rice (Conference USA) (2008 — present)
2008–2009	Rice	0-0	0-0
Rice:		0-0	0-0
Total:		552-389
National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion

Personal life

He is a alumnus of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois He and his wife, Jessica, are expecting their first child (as of April 2008). Siena Heights University is a private Roman Catholic University in Adrian Michigan, United States. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA) seeks to fully integrate life academics sport and fitness into the higher education environment The Eastern Michigan Eagles Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US Basketball competition The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US Basketball competition The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US Basketball competition The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2008 National Invitation Tournament (known through sponsorship as the MasterCard NIT was a Single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year High school with its major campus located Winnetka is a Village located approximately 19 mi (30 km north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois.

References

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