Frankfort girl's basketball coach Brian Ebert has been named the National Coach of the Year by the NFHS Coaches Association. 

During the 2023-2024 season, the Wildcats went 23-3 and defeated Little River 47-41 to claim the 1A-I State Championship for the school's first title in school history. 

Ebert is the 40th Kansan to earn the honor at a national level. 

The NFHS has also announced 12 other Kansas coaches to Section 5 award winners.

Boys Golf = Grady Pauls (Hesston HS)
Girls Soccer = Dan Brown (OP-St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
Boys Soccer = Keeley O’Grady (Olathe East HS)
Girls Gymnastics = Amanda Harrington (Olathe High Schools)
11-Player Football = Shelby Wehrman (Cheney HS)
Spirit = Alexis Bugler Close (Shawnee Mission East HS)
Boys Wrestling = Chris Saferite (Rose Hill HS)
Boys Swim and Dive = Kamren Hall (Wichita-Collegiate HS)
Girls Cross Country = Lyles Lashley (Great Bend HS)
Girls Tennis = Mary Kessinger-Wassom (Marysville HS)
Girls Basketball = Brian Ebert (Frankfort HS)
Boys Tennis = Matt Babcock (Buhler HS)
Girls Swim and Dive = Madeline Cathleen Martin (Fort Scott HS)