Collin McCartt stepped down as Morristown High School boys basketball coach after one season to pursue an administrative position.

The veteran coach never expected not having to leave Morristown.

At Wednesday’s Shelby Eastern Schools board meeting, McCartt was hired as Morristown’s new athletic director and assistant principal, replacing Eric Screeton, who held the position for one year.

Screeton has been hired as dean of students at Leo High School, in the Fort Wayne area, where he is originally from, according to McCartt.

McCartt will spend the next three weeks working with Screeton to insure a smooth transition before officially taking over on July 1.

McCartt was 3-18 last season as head coach of a young Yellow Jackets squad.

“I stepped down because I had finished my administrative license,” said McCartt Thursday morning. “All along I intended (coaching) to be a short term thing. I didn’t realize when I stepped down that Eric would be leaving soon so things worked out really well.”

McCartt’s one-year tenure followed Scott McClelland’s highly-successful run at Morristown where he served as an assistant coach.

This will be his first stint as a high school athletic director.

“I’ve been a coach many, many years and a middle school athletic director,” said McCartt.

Once he is settled in and feels comfortable with the day-to-day activities, McCartt looks forward to providing direction for all the athletic programs at Morristown.

“I’ve got experience that can help develop coaches and develop standards across all the programs.” he said.

McCartt just finished his third year as a teacher and coach at Morristown and was involved in the hiring of Cory Kreiger as the next Morristown boys basketball coach.

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“I really like coach Kreiger,” said McCartt. “He will do a fantastic job. He has a great background and immediately impressed us in the interview process. And the kids already love him.”