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Who is Melo Trimble?
Melo Trimble knows why more cameras and voice recorders are pointed toward him than anyone else at Xfinity Center. But, as always, he remains calm.
It’s Oct. 21, Terrapins men’s basketball media day, and dozens of reporters gather around the 6-foot-2 freshman point guard with a freshly cut fade as he sits at a gray circular table. Clad in his white Terps No. 2 uniform, Trimble sits tall as media members spout question after question about his sky-high expectations.
In April, Trimble, ESPN’s 29th-ranked recruit in the country, became the first Terps signee since 2003 to play in the McDonald’s High School All-American Game. He has since been labeled by some pundits as this year’s most important freshman in the country. And a win-starved fan base that’s watched the Terps miss the NCAA tournament each of the past four seasons has labeled Trimble as its savior.
Nationally and locally, college basketball fans and experts know about the pressure Trimble faces. They know what’s been said about the 19-year-old from Upper Marlboro and the role he’ll play as the Terps starting point guard.
[b]But with the team’s season opener looming Nov. 14, a question remains regarding the local kid who has the weight of a once-prominent program planted on his shoulders.
Out of the spotlight, away from the reporters that stare him down on this media day, who is Melo Trimble?