NEW CASTLE, Ind. — The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame recently recognized three UIndy men's basketball players and will be honored on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. UIndy alumus Marty Johnson '80 headlined the trio as part of the Hoops Hall's 2026 induction class. He becomes the 22nd UIndy/Indiana Central alum—a 17th men's basketball player—to earn a spot in the Hall.
Cory Bennet and David Logan, both standouts from the 2005 UIndy men's basketball graduating class, also received recognition from the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, being named to the 2026 Men's Silver Anniversary Team. The Silver Anniversary Team recognizes players from the high school graduating class 25 years earlier; the 2026 Silver Anniversary team recognizes Indiana high school graduates from 2001.
FROM THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
Marty Johnson, current executive director of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, is best known from his time as boys' basketball coach at East Noble, where he compiled a 306-182 record in 21 seasons from 1985 through 2006. In Kendallville, his Knights won seven sectionals (1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2001), two regionals (1996 and 1997) and six Northeast Hoosier Conference titles. He was an All-Area Coach of the Year seven times, an IBCA District 2 Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1997 and head coach of the 1997 Indiana All-Stars. Johnson became coach at Whiteland in 2006, posting a 32-35 record over three seasons and being named 2009 IndyStar South Coach of the Year. He stepped down as coach at Whiteland for family health concerns. He then served as athletic director at Perry Meridian from 2012 to 2016 before moving into an administrative role for Perry Township Schools. Johnson is 1976 graduate of Highland High School, where he averaged 15.2 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting .656 from the field as a senior en route to all-Lake Suburban Conference honors for a 16-7 team. He attended University of Indianapolis, graduating in 1980 after playing four years of basketball. There, he averaged 15.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting .572 as a senior to earn second-team all-Great Lakes Valley Conference accolades. After college, Johnson spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Pendleton Heights. He then went 21-21 in two seasons as the Pendleton Heights' varsity coach (1983-85) before becoming the varsity coach at East Noble. Overall, Johnson posted a career mark of 359-238 in 26 seasons as a varsity coach. He later earned a master's degree from Ball State in business education in 1983 and a second master's degree from IPFW in administration in 2006. Johnson also served on the IBCA board of directors in 1990-91, was IBCA president from 1998 to 2000 and IBCA past president from 2000 to 2002. He served as the IBCA assistant executive director from 2002-14 and associate executive director from 2014-22 prior to becoming the IBCA executive director in June 2022. Johnson was inducted into the East Noble Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016 and into the National High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 2025. He and his wife, Traci, have two adult children – Kyle and Morgan – and one grandchild.
Cory Bennett averaged 16.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.2 steals while shooting .522 from the field, .375 on 3-pointers and .798 from the line in leading New Castle to a 17-4 record and a North Central Conference title as a senior for coach Steve Bennett. That came after a junior season in which the 5-foot-11 guard tallied 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals as the Trojans went 18-7 and won sectional and regional championships. For his career, Bennett totaled 804 points, 331 rebounds, 343 assists and 114 steals in 78 games over four seasons.
Bennett was named 2001 AP third-team All-State, 2001 IBCA third-team Senior All-State, 2001 Muncie Star-Press East Central Indiana Player of the Year, 2001 Mini Mr.Basketball and played in the 2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic. He also was a 2000 Junior All-Star, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, 2000 IBCA Junior All-State, two-time Muncie Star-Press first-team all-East Central Indiana (2000, 2001, two-time New Castle Courier-Times Player of the Year, two-time first-team all-NCC, a two-year team captain and won the team's Larry Meyer Mental Attitude Award.
He went on to the University of Indianapolis, where he totaled 701 points, 188 rebounds and 342 assists in 113 games over four seasons for teams that went 72-43 and played in three NCAA Division II national tournaments for coach Todd Sturgeon. Bennett stands 10th on UIndy career lists for assists and 3-pointers (137), was a two-year team captain and twice led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Bennett, who was selected to a 28-player New Castle "All-Century Team" in 2009, earned a bachelor's degree in sports marketing from UIndy in 2005. He has worked for Chrysler Automotive, Boars Head Foods and Henkle Foods in the past, and he is currently in his fourth year as athletic director at New Castle High School. He enjoys outdoor activities, riding bikes with his family, and watching his children in their sports.
He is the father of Braylen and twins Brielle and Braxton, and he and his wife,Karlee, reside in New Castle.
David Logan averaged 21.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior for a 10-12 team for coach Doug Mitchell. That came after the 6-foot-1 guard tallied 4.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior for a 5-16 squad in his first season of varsity basketball.
He was selected 2001 AP high honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 2001 IndyStar Super Team, 2001 first-team all-Marion County and played in the 2001 City-County Super Shootout. He had a high game of 42 points against Noblesville on March 6, 2001.
Logan went on to the University of Indianapolis, where he totaled a school-record 2,352 points (20.5) as well as 427 rebounds, 388 assists and 187 steals in 115 games for teams that went 72-43 over and played in three NCAA Division II national tournaments in four seasons for coach Todd Sturgeon. Logan averaged 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a freshman, 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals as a sophomore, 20.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior and 28.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.9 steals as a senior.
In doing all that, Logan put his name all over the UIndy record book, standing second in career field goals (856), second in career 3-pointers (321), second in career steals (187), sixth in career assists (388), first and sixth in season points list (829 as senior, 618 as junior), first and sixth on season 3-point list (121 senior, 91 junior) and second and sixth on the season field goals (291 senior, 229 junior).
Logan was the consensus 2005 NCAA Division II national Player of the Year, a 2005 NABC Division II All-American, 2005 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year and a 2005 finalist for the Bob Cousy Award (one of 18 players for all levels of college basketball, recognizing the nation's best point guard). He also was chosen three-time NABC Division II all-district (2003 second team; 2004, 2005 first team), three-time NCAA Division II all-Great Lakes Region (2003 second team; 2004, 2005 first team), four-time all-GLVC (2002 honorable mention; 2003, 2004, 2005 first team) and an eight-time GLVC Player of the Week.
After college, Logan had a 19-year professional basketball career with stops in Italy, Poland, Spain, Greece, Israel, Germany, Lithuania and France. He was league scoring leader, MVP and All-Star in Poland in 2008, league champion, All-Star and finals MVP in Poland in 2009, league champion, Super Cup champion, All-Star, Super Cup MVP and third-team all-EuroLeague in Poland in 2010, Greek Cup champion and EuroLeague final four in Greece in 2012, Israeli Cup champion, Super Cup champion and Super Cup MVP in Israel in 2013, German Cup champion and All-Star in Germany in 2014, league champion, Italian Cup champ, All-Star and Italian Cup MVP in Italy in 2015, an All-Star in Italy in 2016, an All-Star and French Cup MVP in France in 2018 and an A2 league champion, A2 Cup champion, A2 Cup MVP and A2 playoff MVP in Italy in 2019.
Since 2022, Logan has been owner of Logan Express, a logistics firm based in Carmel. He was inducted into the GLVC Hall of Fame in 2024 and the UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025.
Logan and his wife, Kiarra, are parents to Kylee and Dallas.
