| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1957 Sacramento, California, U.S. | 
| Alma mater | Sacramento State ('80) | 
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1983 | Casa Roble HS | 
| 1983–1987 | Center HS | 
| 1987–1989 | Santa Clara (asst.) | 
| 1989–1993 | Lassen CC | 
| 1993–2008 | San Joaquin Delta CC | 
| 2008–2021 | Sacramento State | 
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 150–232 (.393) | 
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Big Sky Conference Co-Coach of the Year (2015) Hugh Durham Award (2015) | |
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. [1] Katz came to Sacramento State after 19 years as a junior college head coach. [2]
Katz was named Big Sky Conference Co-Coach of the year in 2015. [3] 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. [4]
The following table summarizes Katz's record as an NCAA head coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference)(2008–2021) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Sacramento State | 2–27 | 1–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Sacramento State | 9–21 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Sacramento State | 7–21 | 4–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Sacramento State | 10–18 | 5–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Sacramento State | 14–15 | 8–12 | T–6th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Sacramento State | 14–16 | 10–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Sacramento State | 21–12 | 13–5 | T–3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Sacramento State | 14–17 | 6–12 | 10th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Sacramento State | 13–18 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Sacramento State | 7–25 | 4–14 | 11th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Sacramento State | 15–16 | 8–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Sacramento State | 16–14 | 8–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Sacramento State | 8–12 | 5–9 | 9th | |||||
| Sacramento State: | 150–232 (.393) | 81–145 (.358) | |||||||
| Total: | 150–232 (.393) | ||||||||