| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1975 | Wisconsin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1977 | Washington Park HS (WI) (assistant) |
| 1977–1985 | Siena Heights |
| 1985–1986 | Eastern Michigan (assistant) |
| 1986–1996 | Eastern Michigan |
| 1996–2008 | California |
| 2008–2014 | Rice |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 615–517 |
| Tournaments | 7–8 (NCAA Division I) 8–3 (NIT) 2–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NIT (1999) 3 MAC regular season (1988, 1991, 1996) 3 MAC tournament (1988, 1991, 1996) | |
| Awards | |
| 3x MAC Coach of the Year (1988, 1991, 1996) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1997) | |
Benjamin Abraham Braun (born November 25, 1953) is an American former men's college basketball coach and college basketball analyst. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Siena Heights University (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan University (1986–1996), the University of California, Berkeley (1996–2008), and Rice University (2008–2014), compiling a career coaching record of 615–517. He won the most games (185) of any head coach in the history of the Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball program and was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year three times. As the head coach of the California Golden Bears, he won the Pac-10 Coach of the Year and had a 219–154 record (.587). Braun currently is a studio and game basketball analyst for the Pac-12 Network.[1]