Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
One of the longest tenured Division I assistant coaches in the country, Stacey Franklin embarks on her 12th season in Starkville during the 2007-08 campaign. Since arriving in 1996, Franklin has helped lead Mississippi State to eight postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournament berths. During that time, the Lady Bulldogs have posted seven winning seasons.
Franklin’s primary areas of responsibility include player development, practice and game preparation and scouting. As a part of player development, Franklin coordinates student-athlete seminars on life skills in many areas, including financial planning, nutrition, professional etiquette, team building and media training.
A four-year letterwinner at the University of Alabama from 1989-1993, Franklin co-captained the Crimson Tide to a 23-7 record and second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a senior. She was named to the all-SEC Freshman Second Team in 1989 and garnered three all-SEC Academic Honor Roll nominations. While at UA, Franklin was involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, appeared on the Dean’s List on five occasions and was a nominee for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Scholar Athlete Award.
Prior to arriving in Starkville, Franklin served as junior varsity softball coach and an assistant for the varsity softball and basketball teams at Tuscaloosa Academy.
A native of actress Julia Roberts’ hometown of Smyrna, Ga., Franklin attended Campbell High School, where she was a two-time Cobb County Player of the Year. She still ranks as the top scorer and rebounder in CHS history. Franklin is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. In her free time, she enjoys running, working out, listening to music and spending time with friends and family.
Playing Career
- 1985-88: Basketball & Softball, Campbell High School
- 1989-93: Basketball, University of Alabama
Coaching Career
- 1993: Head Coach, Junior Varsity Softball; Assistant Coach, Varsity Basketball & Softball, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Academy
- 1996-present: Assistant Basketball Coach, Mississippi State University
Honors
Alabama Co-Captain, 1989...Second Team all-SEC Freshman Team Selection...Three-time selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Five-time member of the Dean’s List...Nominee for the Paul "Bear" Bryant Scholar-Athlete Award.
