Executive Directors

Marty Johnson: Served as Executive Director 2022 – present

Highland High School 1976 – University of Indianapolis 1980 – Hall Of Fame Inductee 2026

Marty Johnson is best known for his time as the boys’ basketball coach at East Noble, where he compiled a 306–182 record over 21 seasons from 1985 through 2006. In Kendallville, his Knights won seven sectional championships (1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2001), two regional championships (1996 and 1997), and six Northeast Hoosier Conference titles. He was named All-Area Coach of the Year seven times and IBCA District 2 Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1997. He also served as head coach of the 1997 Indiana All-Star Team.

Johnson became the coach at Whiteland in 2006, posting a 32–35 record over three seasons and earning 2009 IndyStar South Coach of the Year honors. He stepped down from the Whiteland position due to family health concerns. He then served as athletic director at Perry Meridian from 2012 to 2016 before moving into an administrative role with Perry Township Schools.

Johnson is a 1976 graduate of Highland High School. He attended the University of Indianapolis, where he played four years of basketball and graduated in 1980. As a senior at UIndy, he was voted second-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference. Johnson later earned a master’s degree in business education from Ball State University and a second master’s degree in administration from IPFW.

After college, Johnson spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Pendleton Heights. He then compiled a 21–21 record in two seasons as Pendleton Heights’ varsity coach from 1983 to 1985 before becoming the coach at East Noble. Overall, Johnson posted a career record of 359–238 in 26 seasons as a varsity head coach.

Johnson served on the IBCA Board of Directors from 1990 to 1991, as IBCA president from 1998 to 2000, and as IBCA past president from 2000 to 2002. He was an IBCA assistant executive director from 2002 to 2014 and associate executive director from 2014 to 2022 before becoming IBCA executive director in June 2022.

Johnson was inducted into the East Noble Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016, into the NHSBA Court of Honor in 2025 and into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2026.. He and his wife, Traci, have two adult children, Kyle and Morgan.

Steve Witty: Served as Executive Director 2002 – 2022

Center Grove High School 1965 – Franklin College 1969 – Hall Of Fame Inductee 2012

Steve Witty had an exceptional run as the boys’ basketball coach at Indianapolis Ben Davis High School, leading the Giants from 1989 through 2002. His teams compiled a 266–68 record, a .796 winning percentage, over 13 seasons. Witty was the only Indiana coach in the 87-year history of single-class basketball to lead teams to four consecutive Final Fours.

Ben Davis won back-to-back state championships in 1995 and 1996 and finished as state runner-up in 1993. His teams averaged 20 wins per season and were ranked No. 1 in the state in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2002. Witty earned Coach of the Year recognition 11 times, including two Indiana State Coach of the Year honors, three IBCA District 3 Coach of the Year awards, and six Marion County Coach of the Year awards. He was also a two-time finalist for NFHS National Coach of the Year.

Witty is the author of Remember When the Game Had No Class, as well as eight basketball strategy books. He also produced instructional DVDs and conducted coaching clinics in Australia.

After retiring from coaching in 2002, Witty became executive director of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA), a position he held for 20 years. During his tenure, the IBCA expanded its programming and visibility, including its work with the Indiana–Kentucky All-Star Series and the development of the Top 100 Showcases for boys and girls—programs later adopted by other states. In 2022, he assumed the role of IBCA Executive Director Emeritus.

Witty was one of the co-founders of the National High School Basketball Coaches Association (NHSBCA) and previously served as its vice president and treasurer. During the organization’s formative years, Witty and the IBCA hosted numerous annual conferences in Indianapolis. He is a past president of the National Organization of Coaches Association Directors (NOCAD) and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

In 1997, Witty received the Sagamore of the Wabash, one of Indiana’s highest civilian honors, from Governor Evan Bayh. He was inducted into the Franklin College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in March 2012, and the NHSBCA Court of Honor in July 2012.

Witty holds degrees from Franklin College, Indiana University, and Butler University. He and his wife, Jeanie, are the proud parents of a son, Derick, and a daughter, Kara, and the grandparents of Gracie, Cooper, Jack, and Ava.