Melo Trimble

Melo Trimble

No. 2 – Maryland Terrapins
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop O'Connell
(Arlington, Virginia)
College Maryland (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-American – SN (2015)
  • AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016)
  • First-team All-Big Ten – Media (2015)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2015)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team (2015)
  • WCAC Champion (2013)
  • McDonald's All-American (2014)
Medals
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto National team

Romelo "Melo" Trimble (born February 2, 1995) is an American basketball player for the University of Maryland.[1] He played at Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia where he was a McDonald's All-American. Trimble committed to play for Mark Turgeon's Maryland Terrapins in December 2012.[2]

College career

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Romelo Trimble
SG		 Upper Marlboro, Maryland Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 13, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 29   Rivals: 39  247Sports: 31  ESPN: 29
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Trimble's performance as a freshman earned him a selection on the John R. Wooden Award midseason Top 25.[3] On Saturday January 17, 2015, Trimble scored 21 points and 5 three-pointers in the first half versus Michigan State.[4][5] Trimble has scored 20 points or more in 7 contests in his first season, with a career-high 31 points in a win over Arizona State[6]

On February 1, 2016, he was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.[7] He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.[8]

On May 25, 2016, Trimble announced his decision to return to the University of Maryland for his Junior year. [9]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Maryland 35 35 33.5 .444 .412 .863 3.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 16.2
2015–16 Maryland 36 36 32.9 .410 .314 .863 3.6 4.9 1.3 0.2 14.8

References

  1. ↑ Borcas, Matt (January 7, 2015). "Who's That Guy? Maryland Freshman Phenom Melo Trimble!". Grantland. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bracken, Matt (December 13, 2012). "Melo Trimble, 2014 combo guard, commits to the Terps". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Stubbs, Roman (January 14, 2015). "Melo Trimble selected for Wooden Award Midseason Top 25". Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Brennan, Eamonn. "Melo Trimble leads Terps to Big Ten's top perch". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ Schad, Tom (January 18, 2015). "As national spotlight gets brighter, Terps confident that 'Melo will be Melo'". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Melo Trimble Game By Game Stats". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ Nortlander, Matt (February 1, 2016). "Cat Barber, Fred VanVleet missing from list of Cousy Award finalists". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/marylands-melo-trimble-withdraws-from-nba-draft-to-return-to-terrapins/
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