We are excited to have Coach Emily (Chapman) Briggs returning to take over as Head Coach of the Lady Wildcats basketball program pending Board approval . This past season, Briggs spent her time assisting the varsity team with Coach Rossi. Prior to Franklin, she was assistant coach and director of basketball operations at Wright State University where former Wildcat Layne (Ferrell) Myers played for her for the 2023-2024 season. Briggs played 5 years of collegiate basketball - 4 years at Division 2 Cedarville University and 1 year at Division 1 Wright State University. Over her collegiate career, she tallied 1,578 points, 499 rebounds, and 395 assists. At Cedarville, she was named a two time First Team GMAC, NCCAA All-American Second Team,and NCCAA Midwest Region First Team. She graduated from Wright State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and a Marketing minor. She spent her high school years at Fairland High School, who has made multiple state tournament appearances over the past years. Briggs played on the 2015 state tournament team her freshman year. Over her 4 years at Fairland, she tallied 1,378 points and ranks 19th in the State of Ohio for career 3 pointers made at 270, 20th for 3 pointers made in a season at 98, and tied for 5th at most 3 pointers in a game with 10. She was 3 time All District 13 First Team, District 13 POY, All-Ohio First Team, Academic All-Ohio Division III, and a McDonald’s All-American Nominee. She also played 4 years of volleyball and 1 year of softball. Outside of sports, Coach Briggs was recently married in August of 2025 and has 2 dogs and 2 cats with her husband Alex. She enjoys coffee, being bad at golf, random art projects, and spending time with family and friends.

“I am so excited to be back at Franklin High School as the Head Coach. I can’t thank Coach Rossi enough for bringing me to Franklin last year and making such a big impact on my life. I’d also like to thank Franklin AD Bob Knipper for believing in me to take on this role. It means a lot to have an athletic director and other staff members at Franklin who support me and are always there to help. Thank you to my husband, family, friends, and old high school coach Jon Buchanan for their support, guidance and love over the years. They all helped shape me into the player I was and the person and coach I am today. Most importantly, I would like to express my deepest appreciation for the student-athletes and their parents. From coming into Franklin as an outsider and only being involved for one year, they have all made me feel so welcomed, supported, and loved. It has truly been a blessing to get to coach the girls and get to know their parents. Those relationships are what matter to me. Along with that, I am so excited to bring my joy and passion for the game and my knowledge of the game to the Franklin girls basketball program. To be in a head coach position has always been a goal of mine, and to do it at Franklin High School with these people is something I am so grateful for and something that I feel the Lord is calling me to do. I am committed to not only building into these young student-athletes on the court but also off the court. I can’t wait to get in the gym this summer and continue building the foundation for the future. As always, Go Cats”!