Brian Victor Katz (born November 15, 1957) is the former head men's basketball coach at Sacramento State. He graduated from Casa Roble High School, then Sacramento State in 1980. Katz came to Sacramento State after 19 years as a junior college head coach.Katz was named Big Sky Conference Co-Coach of the year in 2015. He retired just prior to the start of the 2021-22 season due to a health issue. Associate head coach Brandon Laird became the interim coach.