Seth Trimble provides valuable reserve minutes for the UNC men’s basketball team, giving starters RJ Davis and Elliot Cadeau some much-needed rest at guard.
Unfortunately for the Tar Heels, Trimble was ruled out before Tuesday’s loss against Clemson with an upper-body injury. This forced heavy usage on Cadeau and Davis, with the latter – despite scoring 22 points, setting a personal season-high in 3-pointers and passing Michael Jordan on the all-time UNC scoring – suffering one of his worst shooting nights on the campaign.
North Carolina also put reserve guard Paxson Wojcik on the court for a season-high 22 minutes, which paid off with a season-high seven points.
UNC will once again rely on its guard trio of Davis, Cadeau and Wojcik, as Trimble was ruled out for Saturday’s game at Miami with the same upper-body injury.
Looks like guard Seth Trimble (upper-body injury) will be out again for UNC today here at Miami. Tar Heels are getting loose on the Watsco Center court, and Trimble is sitting on the side not in uniform. On Friday, coach Hubert Davis called Trimble a game-time decision.
— Adam Smith (@adam_smith_IC) February 10, 2024
Missing Trimble, who is known particularly for his defense, could prove troublesome for the Tar Heels. Three of Miami’s top four scorers – Matthew Cleveland, Nijel Pack and Wooga Poplar – are all guards.
Cormac Ryan is technically listed as a small forward for UNC, but he could bring some much-needed production at the guard spot. Ryan’s been ice-cold recently, making just 13 field goals in his last five games combined, but he’s due to break out at some point.
Who will step up in Trimble’s absence?
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