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Ben Braun - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Ben Braun net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! A veteran men’s basketball coach is well-known for his success at schools like Rice and Rice, the University of California and Eastern Michigan University. He won the MAC Coach of the Year Award in 1988, 1991 and 1996. In this article, we will discover how old is Ben Braun? Who is Ben Braun dating now & how much money does Ben Braun have?

NameBen Braun
First NameBen
Last NameBraun
OccupationBasketball Coach
BirthdayNovember 25
Birth Year1953
Place of BirthChicago
Home TownIllinois
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignScorpio
Full/Birth Name
ParentsZev Braun
SiblingsJonathon Braun, Sue-Ling Braun
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ben Braun Biography

Ben Braun is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on November 25, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was replaced as head coach of the men’s basketball team for the University of California Golden Bears by He was succeeded as head men’s basketball coach at the University of California Golden Bears by Mike Montgomery in 2008. in 2008.

After graduating from Wisconsin in 1975, Braun began his career as an assistant coach at Washington Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin. After two years of coaching high school basketball, he accepted the head coaching job at Siena Heights University. 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.

Prior to the 1985–86 season, Braun took on the position of associate head coach at Eastern Michigan. Midway through the year, on January 15, 1986, he was elevated to interim head coach. Within two years his Hurons (Eagles from 1991 onwards) 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. His 185 wins are the most by a coach in Eastern Michigan Eagles men’s basketball history.

His father is Oscar-nominated director Zev Braun.

He quit Eastern Michigan with 185 wins which is the most wins in the history of the school for one coach.

Benjamin Abraham Braun (born November 25, 1953) is an American former men’s college basketball coach. 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 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 202–138 record (.606).

Ben Braun Net Worth

Ben is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Braun's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

After having graduated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Washington Park High School.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeBasketball Coach
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In the 1998–99 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. 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.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Braun replaced Todd Bozeman as the head coach at Cal prior to the 1996–97 season. Expectations were low as the 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. Braun went on to win the Pac-10 Coach of the Year – the first Cal coach to ever receive the award.

Who is Ben Braun Dating?

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

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In the summer of 1989, he was the head coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team at the 1989 Maccabiah Games. The team lost to Team Israel in the final.

In 2002–03, Cal again reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament behind All-Pac-10 forwards Joe Shipp and Amit Tamir. Shipp ended his career in the No. 3 position on the Bears’ all-time scoring list, while teammate Brian Wethers finished in the No. 15 position.

Facts & Trivia

Ben Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ben Braun celebrates birthday on November 25 of every year.

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. 7 regional seed in the NCAA Tournament and finished the year with a 20–11 mark. On November 21, 2005, Cal defeated Long Beach State, 88-69, to give Braun his 500th career win.

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