-0_7_(cropped).jpg) Trimble withCSKA Moscow in 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
| League | VTB United League | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (age 30) Washington, D.C., U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia) | |||||||||||
| College | Maryland (2014–2017) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017:undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–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 | ||||||||||||
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Romelo Delante Trimble (born February 2, 1995) is an American professionalbasketball player forCSKA Moscow of theVTB United League. He played atBishop Denis J. O'Connell High School inArlington, Virginia, where he was aMcDonald's All-American. He playedcollege basketball at theUniversity of Maryland. He is considered to be one of Maryland's greatest point guards in recent history.[1]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 29 Rivals: 39 247Sports: 31 ESPN: 29 | ||||||
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Trimble committed to play forMark Turgeon's Maryland Terrapins in December 2012.[2]
His performance as a freshman earned him a selection on theJohn R. Wooden Award mid-season Top 25.[3] On January 17, 2015, Trimble scored 21 points and fivethree-pointers in the first half versusMichigan 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 overArizona State.[6]
On January 9, 2016, Trimble hit a game-winning three-point shot againstWisconsin, 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 theNaismith 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 the2017 NBA draft.[10]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2014–15 | Maryland | 35 | 35 | 33.5 | .444 | .412 | .863 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .1 | 16.2 |
| 2015–16 | Maryland | 36 | 36 | 32.9 | .410 | .314 | .863 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | .2 | 14.8 |
| 2016–17 | Maryland | 33 | 33 | 32.1 | .436 | .317 | .789 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 16.8 |
| Career | 104 | 104 | 32.8 | .429 | .343 | .841 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 15.9 | |
Trimble worked out for nine NBA teams, including his hometownWashington Wizards, after the NBA Combine concluded.[11] After going undrafted in2017 NBA draft, Trimble joined thePhiladelphia 76ers for the2017 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 theMinnesota Timberwolves.[12] He was waived on October 14 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts.[13] He joined theIowa Wolves in theNBA G League as an affiliate player.[14] In July 2018, he played for theChicago Bulls in the2018 NBA Summer League.
On August 9, 2018, Trimble signed with theCairns Taipans for the2018–19 NBL season.[15] In his debut for the Taipans on October 13, 2018, Trimble scored 32 points in an 88–70 win over theBrisbane 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 earnedAll-NBL Second Team honors.[18] Following the NBL season, he moved to Puerto Rico to play forPiratas 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 theMelbourne United for the2019–20 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 withEstudiantes of the SpanishLiga ACB for the rest of the2019–20 season.[20]
On June 22, 2020, Trimble signed withFuenlabrada for the2020–21 ACB season.[21]
On August 10, 2021, he signed withGalatasaray of the TurkishBSL.[22]
On July 18, 2022, he signed withShanghai Sharks of theChinese Basketball Association (CBA).[23]
On July 27, 2023, he signed withCSKA Moscow of theVTB United League.[24]
Trimble represented theUnited States national team at the2015 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal.
