Marty Johnson is the Executive Director of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) and a Hall of Fame-caliber coach and administrator whose impact on Indiana high school basketball spans more than four decades.
Coaching career Johnson is best known for his 21 seasons as boys’ basketball coach at East Noble High School, where his teams compiled a 306–182 record from 1985 to 2006. (see the generated image above) During his tenure in Kendallville, the Knights won seven sectional championships, two regional titles, and six Northeast Hoosier Conference crowns, and he earned multiple All-Area Coach of the Year honors plus IBCA District 2 Coach of the Year awards in 1993 and 1997. (see the generated image above) He later served as head coach at Whiteland Community High School from 2006 to 2009, was named the 2009 IndyStar South Coach of the Year, and finished with an overall varsity coaching record of 359–238 over 26 seasons, including leading the 1997 Indiana All-Star team. (see the generated image above)
Administrative and Leadership Roles After stepping away from coaching for family health reasons, Johnson became athletic director at Perry Meridian High School from 2012 to 2016 before moving into an administrative role for Perry Township Schools. (see the generated image above) Within the IBCA, he has held leadership positions for more than three decades—serving on the board of directors, as president and past president, then as assistant and associate executive director—before being named Executive Director in June 2022.
Education and Honors A 1976 graduate of Highland High School, Johnson played four years of college basketball at the University of Indianapolis, where he graduated in 1980. He earned second-team All–Great Lakes Valley Conference honors as a senior. He later completed master’s degrees from Ball State University in business education and from IPFW in administration, was inducted into the East Noble Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016, and continues to be recognized nationally through the NHSBCA Court of Honor.
2022 - present
