Alaska head coach Frank Ostanik begins his fourth year in charge of the Nanook basketball program in 2007. Ostanik, the tenth head coach in the history of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, has been a part of the Nanook basketball family since 1990 as a player, assistant coach and head coach. In three seasons at the helm, coach Ostanik has compiled a record of 55-32 and currently holds the highest all-time winning percentage of any Alaska basketball coach.

In his debut season, Ostanik led the Nanooks to a 21-9 record, a GNAC title and an NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen appearance, just the second in school history. For the 2005-2006 season, the Nanooks posted a 17-10 record including wins over Division I teams Montana State and Kennesaw State for a fourth-place finish in the BP Top of The World Classic. Last season, the Nanooks overcame numerous hurdles to finish 17-13 overall and fifth in the GNAC, earning Ostanik Co-Coach of the Year honors. The season also included a second place finish in the Disney Div. II Tip-Off Classic and an AT&T Alascom Jamboree title.

Prior to taking over as head coach, Ostanik worked eight years as a Nanook assistant coach and helped build the Alaska squad that won the 2002 BP Top of the World title and make the 2003 NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen. Ostanik assisted in all phases of the Nanook program including game planning, practice preparation, academic supervision, fund raising, travel and the administration of the Nanook Basketball Academy, a summer youth basketball camp, which is the biggest event of its kind in Alaska today.

Ostanik was a standout prep player in basketball and football at Ben Eielson High School on Eielson Air Force Base, AK and led the Ravens to the 1987 Class 3A State Basketball Championship under the tutelage of former Nanook Mike Lessley. Following his prep days, he played two seasons at Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, AK.

From 1990-1992, Ostanik played for the Nanooks as a 6-4 forward known for his hustle and determination. He still holds the school record for steals in a game with seven, a feat he accomplished against Angelo State on January 10, 1992. Off the court, Ostanik received the McDonald's Most Assists with Children Award, which is given to a student-athlete who best demonstrates the desire to work with Fairbanks youth. He then joined the Nanook coaching staff as a graduate assistant and earned a bachelor's degree in education from UAF in 1993.

After graduating, Ostanik was head boys basketball coach at Kaltag (AK) High School, where he revived a program that had been dormant for several years, and at Northway (AK) High School, where he took over a struggling Alaska Class 2A program and led the Warriors to a Region II championship game appearance and the school's first trip to the state semifinals in six years.

Active in the local community, Ostanik has helped the Fairbanks Special Olympics Basketball Team and the Alaska Under16 Winter Games boys' basketball teams win titles. He has also volunteered at numerous local youth clinics and continues to play an important role in the REACH program. Each summer, he holds camps and clinics throughout rural Alaska and in Canada, establishing a reputation that has made him a frequently featured guest speaker and clinician.

Ostanik resides in Fairbanks with his wife, Toni and their son Win.