She helped Farmington to it’s only state championship game appearance as a player and excelled at Mineral Area College and Christian Brothers College in Memphis. Back then she was Briley Milfeld. She’s now Briley Palmer and after eight years as the assistant coach of the Mineral Area College women’s basketball team, she has just been named as the next head coach….

Palmer will take over for coach Gary Koch, who will retire at the end of this season, after leading the Cardinals for 14 years. Koch recruited Briley when she was in high school…

Palmer says she knew for certain that she wanted to be a coach after graduating college…

Briley’s husband Jimmy Palmer is the head coach of the North County boys basketball team. She says their house is all about basketball…

Briley and Jimmy have two young daughters, Dayton and Nola. Coach Palmer is already busy recruiting for next year, and has already received some commitments. You can hear our full interview with Briley Palmer on the Saturday Morning Sports Showcase on AM 800 KREI.

Full interview with Briley Palmer

 

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