Morgan compiled 123 career victories during stops at Cape Hatteras, Greene Central, New Bern and Goldsboro.

"He's the right fit at the right time with his North Carolina experience and contacts," Chapel Hill athletic director Ronnie Hayes said of Morgan. "He is very knowledgeable about basketball. He is the right man for the job."

Last fall, he took over a solid Goldsboro program and took the Cougars back to the NCHSAA playoffs, where they ended up 17-12 after falling to Jacksonville Northside in the sectional playoffs. His last New Bern team finished 17-9 in 2007 and earned the program's first post-season berth in 12 years.

"I've been blessed to be a lot of places and be around a lot of good coaches," Morgan said at the end of last season. "We've learned to do things the right way and we've probably learned more during losses."

Morgan replaces Paul Kieckbusch, whose teams finished 13-59 cumulatively in his three years at CHHS. The Tigers improved to 6-17 last season and won three conference games, but still failed to reach the state playoffs.

Kieckbusch will remain a tenured teacher at Chapel Hill, Hayes said, and his basketball camp will go on as planned for July.