UNC Basketball: Former Tar Heel J.P. Tokoto’s brother favoring rival school
Seth Trimble, brother of former UNC basketball standout J.P. Tokoto, isn’t favoring the Tar Heels in his recruitment.
Seth Trimble is the brother of former North Carolina basketball standout and two-year starter J.P. Tokoto, and he’s also a rising star in the class of 2022.
A 6-foot-2, 185-pound point guard from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Trimble averaged 20 points, six rebounds and 3.2 assists a game per game as a sophomore, while shooting nearly 52 percent from the floor. It’s not necessarily his scoring numbers, however, that Trimble prides himself on.
"“I’m a very fast player, I like to get the ball and go,” Trimble told 247Sports. “I love fast breaks, I think that’s where I’m best at, fast breaks and pushing it down the floor. I’m a very good transition player.”"
Along with his speed and transition game, Trimble and his head coach, Antonio Curro, noted that defense is one of his strongest suits. Much like his brother before him, though, his shooting needs significant improvement. That’s something that Trimble acknowledges, and continues to spend time working on to improve.
"“When he’s [J.P.] home during quarantine we get in the gym a lot,” Trimble said. “Since shooting wasn’t always his best thing, strictly we shoot and go through a one-on-one drill together and of course he pushes me, he’s bigger, stronger and taller. It gets me better. We play one-on-one every time during quarantine when he wants to go workout. He’s really helping.”"
Monday was the first day that coaches were permitted to contact class of 2022 prospects, and Trimble received phone calls from more than a dozen schools in all. Arizona State, Belmont, Boise State, Butler, Cal, Colorado State, Creighton, Houston, Marquette, Miami (OH), Ohio State, Stanford, Tennessee State and Texas A&M all reached out to Trimble, and he already holds a scholarship offer from Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Trimble and his ties to the UNC basketball program, however, are that the Tar Heels aren’t even his first choice among college hoops programs.
"“I’ve always been a Tar Heel fan so that would be nice, but the top school I’d want to hear from is Michigan,” Trimble said. “I just always loved their playing style and coach Juwan Howard, and Kentucky would be one more.”"
Trimble is not currently ranked by 247Sports, but Rivals has him pegged as the 120th overall prospect in the 2022 class. Look for his rankings to change as his star rises, though, and as programs like North Carolina potentially get involved at some point.
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