Trimble Tabbed to Wooden Midseason Top 25
1/14/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – Maryland sophomore guard Melo Trimble was named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Wednesday.
Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are the frontrunners for the sport's most prestigious individual honor, based on their performances during the first half of the 2015-2016 season.
Trimble, the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, leads the Terps in scoring (14.1 ppg), assists (5.5 apg), steals (23) and free throw percentage (.870). Trimble has scored 20 or more points in five games this season and racked up 10 or more assists in two.
The 40th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award will be the anchor presentation of the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy's. The men's and women's Wooden All-American Teams will be honored during the ceremony, as well as the 2016 Legends of Coaching Award, which will be presented to Tubby Smith, head men's basketball coach at Texas Tech. The event will take place the weekend of April 7-9, 2016.
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award program features the most prestigious individual honors in college basketball. The unique Wooden Award trophy is presented to a man and woman each year. Previous winners include such notables as former Terp Joe Smith ('95), Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), Candace Parker ('07 and '08), Kevin Durant ('09), Maya Moore ('09 and '11), Trey Burke ('13) and Doug McDermott ('14).
Maryland – ranked third in both the Associated Press and USA Today Top 25 polls – plays host to Ohio State on Saturday at noon at XFINITY Center.
