The Atlantic High School and Atlantic Activities Department announced on Wednesday evening that Jeff Ebling will be the next Head Boys Basketball Coach, pending board approval.

Ebling comes to Atlantic from Norwalk where he has been an assistant coach for the past three years. His other coaching stops included 1 year as an assistant at Greene High School, 7 years in Ottumwa as an assistant, 2 years as head coach at Fairfield, and 4 years as an assistant at Des Moines Roosevelt.  He has been a part of three state tournament teams including last season with Norwalk.

Ebling is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a bachelors degree in elementary and middle level education. He also obtained a masters degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University-Irvine. He has been teaching at the middle school level for the past 16 years. Mr. Ebling will teach social studies at Atlantic Middle School starting in the fall of 2018.

Jeff and his wife Erin plan to move to Atlantic as soon as possible. Erin Ebling will be teaching English/Language Arts at Atlantic Middle School next fall.

The school stated “Coach Ebling’s experiences and background will be a great asset to the Trojan basketball program. He is looking forward to meeting with the players and working with them and the basketball staff in the near future.”

Ebling takes over for Alan Jenkins who recently announced he is leaving to become the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Southeast Polk High School.