Melo Trimble

Melo Trimble

No. 2 – Maryland Terrapins
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born February 2, 1995
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop O'Connell
(Arlington, Virginia)
College Maryland (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-American – TSN (2015)
  • First-team All-Big Ten – Media (2015)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2015)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team (2015)
  • McDonald's All-American (2014)

Romelo Delante "Melo" Trimble (born February 2, 1995) is an American college basketball player who currently plays 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, 2013 
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]

College statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
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

References

  1. ↑ Borcas, Matt (7 January 2015). "Who’s That Guy? Maryland Freshman Phenom Melo Trimble!". Grantland. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Bracken, Matt (13 December 2012). "Melo Trimble, 2014 combo guard, commits to the Terps". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Stubbs, Roman (14 January 2015). "Melo Trimble selected for Wooden Award Midseason Top 25". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Brennan, Eamonn. "http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/102348/melo-trimble-leading-terps-to-big-tens-top". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Schad, Tom (18 January 2015). "As national spotlight gets brighter, Terps confident that ‘Melo will be Melo’". The Washington Times. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Melo Trimble Game By Game Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

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