By R.L. Bynum

It was a quick roundtrip in the transfer portal for Seth Trimble, who said his “heart and soul belong in Chapel Hill.”

Fourteen days after entering the portal, the Carolina guard has pulled his name and will return to Chapel Hill for his junior season. He made the announcement in an Instagram post on Tuesday afternoon.

“I’ve taken time to realize where my home is,” Trimble said in the post. “After much consideration, I’ve decided my heart and soul belong in Chapel Hill. Tar Heel Nation, let’s work.”

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His return gives UNC the potential for a deep backcourt with the return of rising sophomore Elliot Cadeau and the potential return for a fifth season of RJ Davis, along with the arrivals of incoming freshmen Ian Jackson and Drake Powell.

On April 9, Trimble followed reserve center James Okonkwo, who entered the portal four days earlier, and committed to Akron.

Trimble was a key sixth man on last season’s Tar Heels team, providing energy and terrific defense off the bench. He was one of the most emotional players in the Crypto.com Arena locker room after the loss to the Tide. He scored eight points in the first half of UNC’s season-ending loss to Alabama but only played four second-half minutes.

Seth Trimble’s emotional comments after the Alabama game begin at 3:16.

Trimble only started three of the 68 games he played at Carolina, averaging 13.5 minutes and 3.5 points. As a sophomore last season, he averaged 17.1 minutes, 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.9 of an assist.

His career-high point total was 12, which he scored last season against Arkansas, Charleston Southern and Florida State, the latter coming in the ACC tournament.

Key events, dates

Saturday, April 27, was the deadline for players to submit their names to the NBA draft
Wednesday was the deadline for players to enter the transfer portal
May 11–12 — NBA G League Elite Camp in Chicago
May 12–19 — NBA Combine in Chicago
May 17–19 — Evaluation for high school players at NCAA-certified events (EYBL in Indianapolis is one of those)
May 29 at 11:59 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from NBA draft and maintain college eligibility
June 16 at 5 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft

UNC schedule so far

Nov. 8 — at Kansas (final AP rank No. 20; final NET ranking No. 19)
Nov. 22 — at Hawaii (final NET ranking No. 172)
Nov. 25–27 — Maui Invitational — Auburn (final AP rank No. 18; final NET ranking No. 5), Colorado (unranked; No. 25), Connecticut (No. 1; No. 2), Dayton (No. 24; No. 23), Iowa State (No. 8; No. 6), Memphis (unranked; No. 75), Michigan State (unranked; No. 24)
Dec. 14 — vs. La Salle (final NET ranking No. 195)
Likely in late November — Opponent TBA in ACC/SEC Challenge
December — vs. UCLA (final NET ranking No. 107) in CBS Sports Classic (date, location TBA)
December — vs. Florida (final NET ranking No. 29) in Jumpman Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center (date TBA)
— Games home and away against Duke, N.C. State and Pittsburgh
— Home games vs. Boston College, California, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU, Stanford and Virginia
— Road games vs. Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest
Note: 2024 NCAA tournament teams are in bold.

Potential 2024-25 UNC roster

No.	Class	Player	Pos.	Hgt	Wgt
—	Freshman	James Brown (4 star)	5	6–8	225
—	Freshman	Ian Jackson (5 star)	2	6–4	180
—	Freshman	Drake Powell (5 star)	2	6–5	185
2	Soph.	Elliot Cadeau	PG	6–1	180
1	Soph.	Zayden High	4	6–9	225
—	Junior	Cade Tyson	3	6–7	203
13	Junior	Jalen Washington	5	6–10	230
0	Junior	Seth Trimble	2	6–3	195
5	Graduate	RJ Davis	PG	6–0	180
		Eligible for fifth season
24	Graduate	Jae’Lyn Withers	4	6–9	215
		Walk-ons eligible for 5th season
14	Graduate	Creighton Lebo	PG	6–1	180
22	Graduate	Rob Landry	2	6–4	190