Melo Trimble
Number6
TeamPBC CSKA Moscow
PositionPoint guard
LeagueVTB United League
Birth dateFebruary 2, 1995 (age 31)
Birth placeWashington, D.C., U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in2
Weight lb190
High schoolBishop O'Connell
(Arlington, Virginia)
CollegeMaryland (2014–2017)
Draft year2017
Career start2017
Years 12017–2018
Team 1Iowa Wolves
Years 22018–2019
Team 2Cairns Taipans
Years 32019
Team 3Piratas de Quebradillas
Years 42019–2020
Team 4Melbourne United
Years 52020
Team 5Estudiantes
Years 62020–2021
Team 6Fuenlabrada
Years 72021–2022
Team 7Galatasaray Nef
Years 82022–2023
Team 8Shanghai Sharks
Years 92023–present
Team 9CSKA Moscow
Highlights

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]

College career

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

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;"| Maryland | 35 || 35 || 33.5 || .444 || .412 || .863 || 3.9 || 3.0 || 1.3 || .1 || 16.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| Maryland | 36 || 36 || 32.9 || .410 || .314 || .863 || 3.6 || 4.9 || 1.3 || .2 || 14.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Maryland | 33 || 33 || 32.1 || .436 || .317 || .789 || 3.6 || 3.7 || 1.1 || .2 || 16.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 104 || 104 || 32.8 || .429 || .343 || .841 || 3.7 || 3.9 || 1.2 || .1 || 15.9

Professional career

Trimble worked out for nine NBA teams, including his hometown 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.

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.

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

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

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

On July 18, 2022, he signed with Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[23]

On July 27, 2023, he signed with CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.[24]

National team career

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

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 2017-09-21.
  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". Iowa Wolves. October 23, 2017. Archived October 24, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ "Snakes Sign Point Guard Melo Trimble". NBL.com.au. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "Melo Delivers Snakes Season-Opening Win". NBL.com.au. October 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 16, 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. ^ "Melo Trimble Heads to Melbourne". NBL.com.au. April 26, 2019. Archived from the original on 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" (in Turkish). galatasaray.org. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  23. ^ "Melo Trimble to play in China with Shanghai". Eurohoops. July 18, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  24. ^ "Melo joins CSKA". cskabasket.ru. July 27, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2025.