Bailey back to play at her home away from home

Promising Queensland guard Bri Bailey has signed with the Perth Redbacks for the 2021 NBL1 West season.

“It was a huge jump to pack up my life and move across the other side of Australia,” Bailey said.

“Leaving my friends and teams, but most importantly my family behind was the hardest. I’m a very family-oriented person, everything I do in my day to day life is either with or for my family.

“All the travel restrictions around COVID made things in that regard difficult because I couldn’t leave WA to go see my family.

“But the Redbacks association made it so easy for me to get through those months. They really became my family and that’s why I love the club so much.”

Despite Queensland becoming an NBL1 North conference, Bailey still decided the best decision for her was to stay in Perth.

“Coming back to Redbacks was a no brainer for me,” she said.

“The culture I was surrounded by was just like family. They made it a home away from home for me and took me in with open arms.

“They supported me during the whole season, and the girls were just like sisters. The atmosphere in the Redbacks club is incredible.”