Commitment breakdown: Seth Trimble chooses North Carolina
One of the top point guards in the class of 2022 came off the board on Wednesday evening, when four-star prospect Seth Trimble chose North Carolina over Michigan, Wisconsin and a handful of other major offers. Below, Rivals.com has a look at what the Tar Heels are getting in the No. 34 player in the country as well as what it means for the big picture.
WHAT NORTH CAROLINA IS GETTING
Trimble is a truly elite athlete with solid length. He uses that combination of size and stunning quickness to drive the lane and finish at the basket but also has a knack for finding an open teammate off of dribble penetration. So while he can shoot the ball at a somewhat decent clip he’s best when creating for himself or others in the lane and pushing the tempo on the break. One of the younger prospects in the 2022 class, Trimble has plenty of time to further develop from a skill and 3-point-shooting standpoint. That is incredibly encouraging when it comes to the long-term upside of a prospect that already seems college ready on a handful of other fronts.
RIVALS REACTION
Landing a top-50 prospect with options is a nice opening statement for a program in transition. Sure, North Carolina is always going to pack the allure of a blue blood, but coaching transitions are uncertain in their nature so any sign of stability helps. For that reason, Wednesday’s news is worth more than the obvious skill set that Trimble brings to the table. The Tar Heels’ second commit of the 2022 cycle is the type of prospect that can act as a bell cow of sorts and remind everyone that UNC remains a destination for elite talent even without Roy Williams running the show.
COACH’S CORNER:
"I think he's one of the top twenty players in America right now. He's only fifteen, so he could actually be a 2023, so that says a lot. He's physically gifted, strong, instinctive, can score at every level and plays hard. [He’s a] good leader. He just checks all of the boxes on and off the court." -- Antonio Curro, Trimble's AAU coach at Phenom Team Herro to Tar Heel Illustrated last month.