Orlando DiBacco (left) is introduced as the new Bishop Maginn High School boys varsity basketball coach Tuesday in the high school library. Rich Hurley, who resigned to spend time with his family and pursue his education in mid-June, looks on. (Photos by Tom Killips - The Record).

DiBacco, the brother of Lansingburgh High head coach Guy DiBacco, guided junior varisty teams at La Salle and Bishop Maginn to five Big 10 Conference championships over the past 10 years.

"I know expectations and standards here are set pretty high," DiBacco said. "The bar is up there, but I know that with myself and the coaching staff here, come Tuesday and Friday nights, our team will be well prepared and ready to compete."

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Legendary Watervliet High head coach George Mardigan (left), Hudson Valley Community College head coach Andre Cook and DiBacco chat following Tuesday's press conference. DiBacco is just the latest in a long line of former Mardigan players to follow his footsteps into coaching.

"(DiBacco) is ready," Hurley said. "He has more than paid his dues and I couldn’t be happier for him. He deserves this opportunity and he knows he has an expectation level too."