Melo Trimble

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Melo Trimble
Melo Trimble at the line.jpg
Trimble with the Maryland Terrapins in 2017
No. 6–PBC CSKA Moscow
Position Point guard
League VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 29)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop O'Connell
(Arlington, Virginia)
College Maryland (2014–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Iowa Wolves
2018–2019 Cairns Taipans
2019 Piratas de Quebradillas
2019–2020 Melbourne United
2020 Estudiantes
2020–2021 Fuenlabrada
2021–2022 Galatasaray Nef
2022–2023 Shanghai Sharks
2023–present CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto National team

Romelo Delante Trimble (born February 2, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He played at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia, where he was a McDonald's All-American. He played college basketball at the University of Maryland. He is considered to be one of Maryland's greatest point guards in recent history. [1]

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College career

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Romelo Trimble
SG 		Upper Marlboro, MD Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Dec 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 5 stars.svg
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:

  • "Maryland 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  • "2014 Maryland Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  • "Maryland 2014 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

Maryland (2014–2017)

Trimble committed to play for Mark Turgeon's Maryland Terrapins in December 2012. [2]

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

On January 9, 2016, Trimble hit a game-winning three-point shot against Wisconsin, helping the Terps improve to 15–1 on the season, one of the best starts in school history. On February 1, 2016, he was named one of ten finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. [7] He was named to the 35-man mid-season watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11. [8]

Trimble returned to Maryland for his junior year. [9] He hit a three-point shot with 1.1 seconds left in the Terps' final home game of the 2016–17 season to beat Michigan State 63–60, earning Maryland a tie for second place in the Big Ten after being picked 10th in the media's preseason poll. Trimble was named to the mid-season watchlist for the Naismith Trophy award for the second straight year, and he was unanimously named by the coaches to the All-Big Ten First Team.

At the conclusion of his junior season, Trimble announced his intention to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2017 NBA draft. [10]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Maryland 353533.5.444.412.8633.93.01.3.116.2
2015–16 Maryland 363632.9.410.314.8633.64.91.3.214.8
2016–17 Maryland 333332.1.436.317.7893.63.71.1.216.8
Career10410432.8.429.343.8413.73.91.2.115.9

Professional career

Trimble worked out for nine NBA teams, including the Washington Wizards, after the NBA Combine concluded. [11] After going undrafted in 2017 NBA draft, Trimble joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2017 NBA Summer League. Trimble averaged 10.3 points per game in three games for the 76ers in the Summer League. On September 18, 2017, Trimble signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves. [12] He was waived on October 14 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts. [13] He joined the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League as an affiliate player. [14] In July 2018, he played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2018 NBA Summer League.

On August 9, 2018, Trimble signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2018–19 NBL season. [15] In his debut for the Taipans on October 13, 2018, Trimble scored 32 points in an 88–70 win over the Brisbane Bullets, [16] setting the most points scored by a Taipans player on debut. [17] He played in all 28 games, finishing second in scoring after averaging 22.5 points along with 4.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 34 minutes of action per game. He subsequently earned All-NBL Second Team honors. [18] Following the NBL season, he moved to Puerto Rico to play for Piratas de Quebradillas. [19] In 26 games for Quebradillas, he averaged 17.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.

Melbourne United

On April 26, 2019, Trimble signed with the Melbourne United for the 2019–20 NBL season. [18] He appeared in all 31 games for United, averaging 19.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Estudiantes

On March 11, 2020, Trimble signed with Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB for the rest of the 2019–20 season. [20]

Fuenlabrada

On June 22, 2020, Trimble signed with Fuenlabrada for the 2020–21 ACB season. [21]

Galatasaray Nef

On August 10, 2021, he signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish BSL. [22]

National team career

Trimble represented the United States national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal.

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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 May 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Stubbs, Roman (January 14, 2015). "Melo Trimble selected for Wooden Award Midseason Top 25". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Brennan, Eamonn (January 17, 2015). "Melo Trimble leads Terps to Big Ten's top perch". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  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. ↑ Parrish, Gary (May 25, 2016). "Maryland's Melo Trimble withdraws from NBA Draft to return to Terrapins". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 29, 2017). "Melo Trimble declares for NBA draft". espn.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ Markus, Don. "His NBA draft prospects in doubt, former Maryland star Melo Trimble remains confident". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ Minnesota Timberwolves PR (September 18, 2017). "Timberwolves Sign Amile Jefferson, Melo Trimble". NBA.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ Minnesota Timberwolves PR (October 14, 2017). "Timberwolves Waive Three Players". NBA.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Wolves Announce 2017 Training Camp Roster" (Press release). Iowa Wolves. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Snakes Sign Point Guard Melo Trimble". NBL.com.au. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Melo Delivers Snakes Season-Opening Win". NBL.com.au. October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ Gerrans, Jordan (October 15, 2018). "Trimble gets off to flyer for Taipans". Sunshine Coast Daily . Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Melo Trimble Heads to Melbourne". NBL.com.au. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  19. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (February 11, 2019). "Melo Trimble and Brian Conklin sign with Piratas de Quebradillas". sportando.basketball. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  20. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (March 11, 2020). "Melo Trimble inks with Estudiantes". Sportando. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  21. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (June 22, 2020). "Montakit Fuenlabrada made official Melo Trimble". Sportando. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Melo Trimble Galatasaray'da". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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