Seth Trimble Takes Next Step, Practicing Five-On-Five

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Seth Trimble continues to get closer to his return. Hubert Davis confirmed Monday night that Trimble has moved into five-on-five practice. The senior guard has not played since suffered a broken arm in the weight room two games into the season.

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“When he’s ready, put him in the game,” Davis said on Monday. “There’s no decision making. He’s progressing nicely. He was doing individual workouts, nothing five-on-five, but the last couple of days, he’s been five-on-five and been practicing with us. And so he’s progressing, and I like the way that he is.”

Trimble had his brace off on the sidelines on Saturday for the first time since sustaining his injury. He had surgery on his left arm last month after injuring it on Nov. 9

Trimble had begun doing individual, non-contact workouts with the team, Hubert Davis and some of Trimble’s teammates confirmed after UNC’s win against USC Upstate in the Smith Center on Saturday. He was able to shoot on his own after practice and work out in the weight room individually. An exact timeline wasn’t given for Trimble’s on-court return, but it was believed that he’d return soon.

Trimble averaged 14.5 points, five rebounds and 3.5 assists in the team’s first two games. The 6-foot-3 guard has been one of the team’s best perimeter defenders and transition players since taking on a bigger role as a sophomore.

North Carolina advanced to 9-1 after Saturday’s victory. The rest of the non-conference slate includes a home game against East Tennessee State on Tuesday, a CBS Classic matchup with Ohio State in Atlanta and another home game against East Carolina on Dec. 22. North Carolina opens conference play on Dec. 30 at home against Florida State.