Franklin Miskelly - Men's Basketball Coach - Kansas State University Athletics

Franklin Miskelly

Title:
Director of Video & Analytics
Email:
fmiskelly@kstatesports.com
Phone:
(785) 532-6531
Instagram:
@frank_miskelly

Franklin Miskelly spent two seasons (2023-25) as the Director of Video and Analytics at Kansas State for head coach Jerome Tang. He left to become an assistant coach at Louisiana-Monroe in April 2025.

Miskelly was part of 35 wins in his K-State tenure, including a successful debut in 2023-24 when the Wildcats posted a 19-15 overall record, including an 8-10 mark in the new-look 14-team Big 12, and advanced the NIT. The Wildcats set a new Division I single-season record with 7 overtime wins, including 3 times in Big 12 play.

Among the 35 wins were nine over Top 25 teams, including No. 3/3 Iowa State on the road and No. 4/4 Kansas, No. 6/6 Iowa State and No. 9/9 Baylor at home. The Wildcats also recorded 19 wins over teams that advanced to the postseason (9 NCAA Tournament, 4 NIT and 4 College Basketball Crown teams).

Miskelly also helped in the development of four All-Big 12 performers in Third Team selection Coleman Hawkins in 2024-25 and honorable mention picks Arthur Kaluma and Tylor Perry in 2023-24 and David N’Guessan in 2024-25.

Miskelly came to K-State in July 2023 after a two-year stint (2021-23) as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State for head coaches Ben Howland and Chris Jans, helping the Bulldogs win 39 games and advance to the postseason in back-to-back seasons, including the NCAA Tournament in 2022-23. He also assisted in the development of a pair of First Team All-SEC selections in Iverson Molinar (2022) and Tolu Smith (2023).

The two-time MSU graduate and native of Flowood, Miss., was a student manager for Howland from 2019-21.

All told, Miskelly was part of 77 wins while at Mississippi State, including a pair of 20-win seasons (2019-20 and 2022-23) and three postseason appearances (two NIT and one NCAA Tournament).

In 2022-23, Miskelly helped a MSU squad return to college basketball’s biggest stage with 21 victories and an NCAA Tournament appearance in Jans’ first season. The Bulldogs climbed as high as No. 15 in the national rankings after an 11-0 start, which matched the program’s second-best start to a season. The team captured signature wins over BIG EAST regular season and tournament champion Marquette as well as NCAA Tournament teams Arkansas, Missouri, TCU and Texas A&M, while finishing the season with victories in eight of their last 11 games.

Smith, an All-SEC First Team selection by both the league coaches and the Associated Press, led the league in field goal percentage (57.2) and was second in rebounding (8.5 rpg.) and eighth in scoring (15.8 ppg.). The Bulldogs had three players – Dashawn Davis, Cameron Matthews and Shakeel Moore – post at least 50 steals for the first time in program history while all ranking in the SEC’s top-10.

In his first season back as a graduate assistant, Miskelly helped MSU post an 18-16 record, including wins over NCAA Tournament participants Alabama and Arkansas, and advance to the NIT in Howland’s final season in 2021-22. Molinar ranked in the SEC’s top-10 in four categories, including third in scoring (17.5 ppg.) and free throw percentage (86.8), en route to receiving First Team All-SEC honors.

Miskelly was a student manager for two seasons (2019-21) under Howland at MSU, helping the Bulldogs to 38 wins and a trip to the NIT Championship game in 2020-21. The Maroon and White were projected to advance to the NCAA Tournament in 2019-20, assembling 20 wins with 11 coming in SEC play, before it was cancelled due COVID. The team earned 18 victories in 2020-21, including wins over Saint Louis, Richmond and Louisiana Tech to advance to the NIT Finals, where they lost to Memphis.

In between two stints at his alma mater as a student manager and graduate assistant, Miskelly spent six months as a graduate assistant at Southern Miss, where he met current K-State assistant coach Anthony Winchester while both worked for first-year head coach Jay Ladner.

Miskelly began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Winston Academy in Louisville, Miss., in 2018-19, helping the Patriots double their win total and post a winning record. He helped in all facets of the program, including serving as head coach on multiple occasions.

Miskelly earned his Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary studies from Mississippi State in May 2021. He added a master's degree in sport administration in May 2023.

Miskelly, and his wife McKenzie, who have known each other since the age of 8 and been dating since high school will celebrate their third wedding anniversary in October.

Professional/Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, Winston Academy (Louisville, Miss.), 2018-19
Student Manager, Mississippi State, 2019-21
Graduate Assistant, Southern Miss, May-October 2021
Graduate Assistant, Mississippi State, 2021-23
Director of Video and Analytics, Kansas State, 2023-25

Education
Bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, Mississippi State University, 2021
Master’s degree in Sport Administration, Mississippi State University, 2023

Personal
Wife: McKenzie