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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Seth Trimble
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Menomonee Falls, Wis.
- High School:
- Menomonee Falls
CAREER
Scored in double figures 31 times (seven times in the first two years and 24 times as a junior) with a high of 27 vs. Dayton on 11/25/24 • Has three career double-doubles in points/rebounds (all this season) • As a sophomore, attempted 1.9 free throws per game, this year he is averaging 4.2 per game and makes 3.4 per game.
JUNIOR SEASON (2024-25)
Won the Marvin Williams Carolina Way Award, given to the player who best exemplifies playing hard, being unselfish and putting the team first • Averaged 11.7 points, an increase of 6.5 ppg from the previous season and the third-highest average on the team • Set career scoring highs three times • Led UNC in steals (45) and is second in rebound average (5.0), free throw percentage (.818), FT makes and attempts (112 for 137) • Is 20 for 24 from the free throw line in the last three games • Made four or more free throws in six of the last seven games • Has 13 more field goals than free throws • Scored in double figures 24 times (UNC 16-8) • Season- and career-high 27 points vs. Dayton • Double figures in 13 ACC games with a high of 19 vs. Georgia Tech • Made at least one three in 17 games • Multiple threes six times (UNC 5-1, only loss was to Auburn) • Has six or more rebounds 11 times, 10 or more three times and has led the Tar Heels in rebounding seven times • Has three or more offensive rebounds five times • Made multiple steals 14 times, including four twice and three five other times • Did not play vs. Campbell, Louisville and Notre Dame due to an upper body injury he suffered in practice on December 28.
2024-25 Game Highlights:
Scored 10 of his 16 points and went 6 for 6 from the line in the first half in the 27-point win over San Diego State • Made three steals and scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half vs. Duke in the ACC semifinals (scored seven of Carolina's last 10 points, including two free throws with 32 seconds to play to pull within a point) • Made 8 of 9 free throws in the win over Wake Forest, the third time this season he made eight free throws • Active first half at Virginia Tech, scoring 12 of his 17 points, making three steals, blocking a shot and hitting a three, sparking a late-half surge when Carolina went from leading by two to building a 17-point lead at the break • Made two three-pointers in back-to-back games (Florida State and Miami) for the first time since Dayton and Auburn in Maui • Hit a pair of three and went 6 for 10 from the floor for 17 points at Florida State, scoring a dozen points in the second half • Led Carolina in plus/minus (+20), went 6 for 9 from the floor and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds in the home win over NC State • Was the second game in a row he led UNC in rebounding • Led UNC with eight rebounds at Syracuse • Hit two three-pointers, scored 15 points and had a game-high seven rebounds in win over Pitt (first time with multiple threes since Auburn on November 26) • Had his best game since before the injury against Boston College with 18 points, a career-high 12 rebounds (career-best five offensive) in a career-high 43 minutes • Hit two free throws with 18.6 seconds and made a left-handed shot inside the lane with 12.9 seconds to play tie the game at 89 and force overtime • Five field goals and 18 points were his most since he made five FGs and scored 19 vs. Georgia Tech on December 7 • Hit two free throws with seven seconds to play to give a UNC a 71-70 lead over Stanford • Scored 12 points with three steals and six rebounds and helped hold Andrej Stojakvic, the ACC's leading scorer, to just six points in the win over Cal • Was first time in double figures since return to the lineup • Forced turnover with 41 seconds to play and game tied at 61 set up go-ahead basket in the win at NC State • Scored 11 of his 12 points vs. UCLA in the second half • Gave UNC its first lead of the second half vs. Florida on a three-point play after one of his three steals • Scored six straight points to tie the game and spark a 13-0 run and finished with a team-high 19 points in the win over Georgia Tech • Tied his career high with eight free throws (in nine attempts) • Also led UNC with three offensive rebounds and tied his career high with four steals • Named to the Maui Invitational All-Tournament team after averaging 17.7 points in the three games • Hit a game-tying 3FG with 4.3 seconds to play vs. Michigan State • Tied career high with three 3FGs vs. Auburn • Career-high 27 points (17 in the second half) on 10 of 14 from the floor in the 21-point comeback win over Dayton • Added a game-high 10 rebounds vs. Dayton for his first career double-double • Scored 13 of UNC's 23 points in one stretch as UNC cut its deficit from 14 to three • Scored a team-high 19 points at Kansas, his second straight career high • Was first time he led UNC in scoring in his career • Also set career highs from the FT line (8 for 8) and minutes (33) • Set a then-career high in points (15) and had career-bests in 3FGs (3) and field goals (6, tied) vs. Elon • Scored 33 points in exhibition win at Memphis.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023-24)
Third-leading vote-getter for ACC Sixth Man of the Year • Averaged 5.2 points in 17.1 minutes per game • Was the team's leading scorer off the bench • Carolina’s best on-ball defender • Scored in double figures six times and had nine points in two other games • Carolina went 6-0 when he scored in double figures • Shot 47% from the floor, including 41.9% from three (made 13 of 31, 1 of 6 as a freshman) • Made 18 of 31 shots from the floor over the last 10 games • Averaged 8.0 points in the two wins over Duke.
2023-24 Game Highlights: Tied his career high with two three-pointers and had eight points in Sweet 16 vs. Alabama (also had made two 3FGs vs. Arkansas) • Two highlight-reel blocks in the win over Michigan State • Led UNC with four assists, had a season-high offensive rating of 237 (best on the team all year) and played exceptional defense in the ACC semifinal win over Pittsburgh • Key 3FG in the first half when UNC was trailing by eight • Was the second time this season he led UNC in assists (Lehigh) • Tied his career high with 12 points and had five rebounds and two steals vs. Florida State in the ACC quarterfinal • Scored six points in each of the last two wins over Notre Dame and Duke • Answered a pair of Duke runs with baskets and had a steal that led to a Cormac Ryan 3FG with under 2:00 to play that gave UNC a nine-point lead • Led Carolina in plus/minus (+12) in the home win over Miami • Was the second time this season he led UNC in plus/minus (home win over FSU) • A plus 10 in 14 minutes in the win at Virginia • Season-high four assists and 173 offensive rating in the win over Virginia Tech (was his season-best and the second-highest offensive rating in his career) • Returned to action at Syracuse sitting out the Clemson and Miami games after suffering an upper-body injury in practice on February 5 • Made 5 of 9 from the floor and had 10 points and two assists in the win over Duke • Six points, two assists and a career-high three steals at Georgia Tech • First-half three-pointer cut Boston College’s biggest lead of the game in half • Scored all six of his points at NC State in the second half • Only three points at Clemson came on a 3FG with 8:02 to play that gave Carolina a 51-47 lead • Scored 10 points and tied his career high with six rebounds at Pittsburgh, the first time in his career he scored in double figures in back-to-back games • Career-high six field goals and six rebounds and his tied career high with 12 points vs. Charleston Southern • Career-high and game-high plus 24 in just under 14 minutes vs. Florida State • No other Tar Heel was better than plus 16 and no Seminole better than plus 9 • Subbed into the game with FSU leading by eight and left the game 8:09 later with UNC ahead by 11 • Scored seven points, had an assist, tied the game with a fastbreak layup and was part of Carolina’s fullcourt press that flipped the game • Career-high 12 points and made two threes for the first time (both in UNC’s 52-point second half) as a Tar Heel in the win over Arkansas • Tied his then-career high with 11 points, including his second career three-pointer and a spectacular dunk in the win over UC Riverside • Then-career-best five field goals vs. UCR • Sparked first-half run against Radford with his defensive effort.
Averaged 1.8 points and 0.6 assists in 9.8 minutes per game • Played in all 33 games • Season-highs included 11 points in the home win over Wake Forest and five assists vs. The Citadel • Scored 50 of his 58 points in the first 17 games • Made two field goals and scored four points vs. Boston College in the ACC Tournament • Scored four points at Wake Forest, his first points since January 10 at Virginia and his first field goals since January 7 vs. Notre Dame • Played 12 minutes in Winston-Salem on February 7, his longest stint since he played 16 at Virginia • Made his first college start vs. Notre Dame • Played the second-most minutes among the non-starters • Played 20 or more minutes four times with highs of 23 vs. Notre Dame and 22 vs. Wake Forest • Was a plus 7 in minutes at Florida State, his best since he was plus 7 vs. Notre Dame on January 7 • Four assists and two blocks in his first start on January 7 vs. Notre Dame • Played outstanding defense, scored a season-high 11 points (eight in the second half) and was a game-high plus 16 in the win over Wake Forest, when he went 4 for 4 from the floor • On the floor for the final 14:09, when Carolina out-scored Wake Forest by 13 points • Scored to give UNC the lead for good at 65-64 then grabbed an offensive rebound and scored inside to extend the lead to 72-67 • Blocked two Wake Forest shots • Was a plus 4 in 18 minutes against Michigan • Season-high five assists and two steals vs. The Citadel • Three assists and season-best plus 15 against Georgia Tech • Led a 17-5 run over the final 5:39 in the first half vs. the Yellow Jackets • Played a season-high 23 minutes and sparked UNC’s second-half comeback at Virginia Tech, when the Tar Heels cut the Hokies’ lead from 18 to three • Scored a season-high six points in Blacksburg and had a block and steal • UNC was a plus 2 in his nine minutes on the court at Indiana • Forced a turnover with three seconds to play that gave UNC a final possession and a chance to win in the third overtime against Alabama • Made his first three, scored five points and was plus-8 vs. JMU • Scored four points in 14 minutes in his college debut vs. UNCW.
Prep: Played for Coach Brian Hallenbeck at Menomonee Falls High School • Scored more than 2,000 career points • Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball in Wisconsin in 2022 when he led Menomonee Falls to a 25-4 record and Division I sectional finals • Averaged 27.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.3 steals as a senior • Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year in 2022 and was a two-time first-team All-Greater Metro Conference honoree • Averaged 23.3 points and 3.5 assists as a junior and 20.points and 3.2 assists as a sophomore • Scored a career high 45 points as a junior in a win over Whitnall • Competed in the 2022 National High School Slam Dunk Contest.
Won a gold medal with Team USA’s U18 Men’s National Team in the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championship, which was played in Mexico • Averaged 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the six games, all wins • Scored 16 points against Argentina in the semifinals and had six points, four assists and two steals in the gold medal game vs. Brazil • Led the tournament in free throw percentage, converting 15 of 18 (.833).
Personal: Born Seth Louis Trimble on Aug. 9, 2004, in Wauwatosa, Wis. • Son of Laurence and Trevor Trimble • His brother, J.P. Tokoto, played at Carolina from 2012-15 • His sister, Sophie, is a freshman at UNC • Owns a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill • Played soccer through eighth grade • Made the honor roll three times • Majoring in exercise and sport science in the sport administration program.
