110 Quotes by Ben Braun

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.

I'm pleased that we were able to extend a scholarship to Alex for this season. Nobody works any harder than Alex, and he is a great representative of a Cal basketball student-athlete.

We're healthy this time, that's the major difference.

If somebody was going to beat us in that situation, it wasn't going to be Chris Hernandez. We felt we couldn't let him do it.

When your (best) shooter wants to shoot some more, that's a great sign.

I'll say it-I think we deserve to be in the tournament.

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.

Leon is really a highly competitive person. When he was struggling shooting free throws earlier in the year, he was getting up at 5 in the morning and going to a gym near his home and shooting free throws. Then he came up with a couple of 10-for-10 games, 10-for-12, 12-for-15. I think that's a testimony to who he is.

I have probably given him too many minutes. Sometimes fatigue sets in, and the first thing it affects is your shot. I have faith he will knock some of those shots down.