Melo Trimble
Trimble in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game
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February 2, 1995 Washington, D.C. |
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||
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Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia) |
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| College | Maryland (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||
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Romelo Delante "Melo" Trimble (born February 2, 1995) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Maryland. 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.
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Trimble's performance as a freshman earned him a selection on the John R. Wooden Award midseason Top 25. On Saturday January 17, 2015, Trimble scored 21 points and 5 three-pointers in the first half versus Michigan State. 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
On January 9th, 2016, Trimble hit a game-winning 3-point-shot against the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, WI, 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 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.
On May 25, 2016, Trimble announced his decision to return to the University of Maryland for his Junior year.
Trimble nailed a 3-point shot with 1.1 seconds left in the Terps' final home game of the 2016-2017 season to beat Michigan State 63-60, earning Maryland a tie for 2nd place in the Big Ten after being picked 10th in the media's preseason poll. Trimble was named to the midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy award for the second straight year in the 2016-2017 season.
At the end of the regular season, Trimble 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.
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