Bertram returns to the Perth Redbacks

The Perth Redbacks have signed youngster Lachie Bertram for the 2021 NBL1 West season.

Playing for the Redbacks since under 12s, 2020 was quite a year for Bertram who played both U20 WABL as well as the 2020 West Coast Classic.

He didn’t just play a pivotal part in taking the U20s through to a Grand Final, but also took home league MVP honours for the season, scoring at an insane clip of 35 points per game.

“I first arrived at Redbacks in under 12s after moving over from Melbourne with my family. This is the only club I’ve played for so that first decision was clearly a good one,” Bertram said.

“The club is pretty special to me from the boys in the team to the people on the Board and everyone in between.

“The club feels like family, the team has a great culture, so it was a pretty easy decision to come back for 2021.

“Also, given we already had a team together that pretty much made it to the finals last year – if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.”

Bertram believes the sky is the limit for Perth this season.

“Last year, even though we had our ups and downs, we played at such a high level for most of the season and still felt we could have done better with the group we had,” he said.

“Missing out on finals by one point is going to push everyone a bit harder again this year. This group is definitely capable of doing something special.”