DRE RETURNS FOR THE KESTRELS 2025/26 SEASON

Image Courtesy Kai Johnson

TSK are excited to kick off announcing this seasons NBL Division 1 squad with the return of Andre Arissol for the 2025/26 season.

Andre made his return to the south coast last season, much to the delight of the Kestrels Family, after spending time with Worthing Thunder and then MK Breakers. Upon his return from a knee injury that saw him miss a large part of the 2023/24 season, Dre reminded the league just how dangerous he can be with a number of impressive performances through-out.

Arissol took home a whole host of accolades at the end of last season as he was named to the British Team of the Year as well as the NBL D2 South Team of the Year, before being named Playoff Finals MVP on the back of a 37 point, 5 assist and 5 steals outing. He also lead TSK to the quarter finals of the Kit King Trophy and the National Cup, losing narrowly to division 1 opposition on both occasions.

Dre posted season averages of 16.7 ppg, 5 apg, 4.6 rpg, 3.1 spg, all while shooting just under 41% from 3 point territory. Catch Dre in the first action of the pre season as Kestrels host Team USA Select on Wednesday 3rd September 2025 at the Solent Sports Complex from 6pm! Tickets for that game are on sale now; https://www.solentkestrels.co.uk/tickets

Andre gave us his thoughts on being back with the Kestrels family, “Let’s run it back! I’m so excited and honoured to be able to play in front of Southampton and the Kestrels Family again. And with last years guys and the new guys it’s really exciting times for the organisation and plans moving forward! See you all soon!”

Stay tuned for more player announcements this week.