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University of Maryland sophomore point guard Melo Trimble will return to school for his junior year, sources told ESPN's Jeff Goodman and CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein on Wednesday night.
Trimble helped Maryland reach the Sweet 16 this year for the first time since the 2002-03 season, averaging 14.8 points and 4.9 assists per game.
He kept Maryland fans waiting right down to the wire, as his reported decision came just two hours before the deadline for college prospects to make their draft choices.
Trimble, along with Maryland teammate Diamond Stone, declared for the draft back in April, but unlike Stone, Trimble did not hire an agent, making him eligible to return to Maryland in 2016-17.
While his scoring numbers were down in 2015-16 from 16.2 points per game in his freshman year, Trimble looked to be more of a facilitator this past season, boosting his assists by 1.9 per game.
Trimble showed off great court vision, but he's also capable of being an aggressive scorer. He's not afraid to put the ball on the floor and drive to the hoop with a floater that is tough to defend:
He stretched the floor in a Terps offense that featured the likes of big men Stone, Robert Carter and Jake Layman, and he'll continue to do so again next season. His return ensures that at least one starter will be back next year after the departures of guard Rasheed Sulaimon, Layman and Carter.
Trimble will have a year to improve his draft stock after ESPN's Chad Ford ranked him 67th overall. DraftExpress, meanwhile, projected that Trimble wouldn't even get drafted.
Maryland has to like its tournament chances next season now that it has its leader and one of the top point guards in the nation back for one more year.
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