Hudson’s Bay Boys Basketball: This year’s senior class has been on Eagles’ radar for years

The Eagles are no longer waiting in the wings.

During Theo Mikaele’s first year as head coach of the Hudson’s Bay basketball program, the team went 0-20.

The lone bright spot in an otherwise forgettable season? Mikaele’s freshman team went 14-6.

That group now makes up the majority of Bay’s roster. The team no longer has second team all-league selection Quentin Raynor, but they have nine seniors, and Mikaele has long known the group’s potential.

“I always knew,” he said. “We’re taking baby steps.”

Much of Bay’s speedy lineup was a part of the school’s football team that capped an accomplished season with a berth to the state tournament this fall.

Mikaele is hoping the team can build off that momentum, which saw the Eagles made the state football playoffs for the first time since 2001.

“We’re small, but we’re really fast,” Mikaele said. “We’re going to try to use our speed.”