ROMELO TRIMBLE - Standout from Adidas Nations - ALL-MET ELITE

ROMELO TRIMBLE 

 Standout from Adidas Nations

ALL-MET ELITE

 

BISHOP O'CONNELL HS.

ARLINGTON VA.

 

Romelo Trimble – 6’3 Point Guard, Team USA 2014 Blue (Bishop O’Connell HS – Arlington, Virginia)

Romelo Trimble was another guard that grabbed attention throughout the tournament. Not due to mind-blowing statistics or signature plays, but because Trimble seems to make the right play in all the key situations. Poise under pressure is something that you can’t really teach, and Trimble had plenty of it. He was the guy that seemed to make the proper pass or wise decision when several options were available, and he possessed the ability to shoot from mid-range as well as from beyond the arc.

Having played in the tournament in years past, Trimble definitely seemed to be at an advantage in terms of being able to pace the action, pick his spots to assert himself and incorporate teammates. As a perimeter defender, Trimble pestered opposing ballhandlers, and had a keen sense of how to navigate around the pick-and-roll. Voluntarily comparing his experiences playing in AAU to that of adidas Nations, Trimble described the differences.

“Unlike in AAU, all the players here at adidas Nations are good, athletic and challenging,” Trimble said. “You don’t feel like you have to take over the game and make every play like in AAU, because the talent level is pretty much the same across the board.”
Trimble is hungry to continue developing as a point guard, and looks to improve his ballhandling and playmaking. He will undoubtedly continue his development as a future member of the Terrapins, as Trimble has committed to the University of Maryland.