William J. Brown (born October 8, 1971) is an American basketball coach who serves as head coach and general manager for the Albany Patroons of The Basketball League (TBL). He is a former men's basketball head coach at the University at Albany, and he also has coaching experience at The College of Saint Rose and at Sullivan County Community College. Brown coached the University at Albany Great Danes to each of their seven postseason appearances as a Division I team, including their first five NCAA tournament berths. Brown was the head coach at the University at Albany from 2002 to 2021.