Up next in 10
Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble outside the #UNC locker room after win over Ohio State
Dec 20, 2025
Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble outside the #UNC locker room after win over Ohio State
Show More Show Less View Video Transcript
0:00
full court defense. You were able to get
0:01
the steal. Obviously, uh opted not to
0:04
foul in that situation. Can you kind of
0:05
take us through that sequence and what
0:06
took place?
0:07
Yeah. Uh the game plan was to pressure
0:09
him and force a turnover and trap. Um so
0:12
yeah, that's what we did. We pressured
0:14
him. Luckily were able to get steal and
0:16
get get the possession.
0:17
Karen, how much work have you got at the
0:19
five in practice the last couple of
0:20
weeks and kind of gearing up for this
0:22
when you guys?
0:24
Yeah, we've been working on it just to,
0:26
you know, get you the switch. They said
0:28
pick on with the five and so yeah we've
0:31
been working on it communicating.
0:34
Some of the guys were asking about what
0:36
you give them in the five back in some
0:38
of the for switch actually
0:41
kept them from driving. Is that maybe
0:44
the biggest strength
0:46
be?
0:49
Yeah, I think that's one of my biggest
0:51
um traits of things.
1:05
just take us through um you know
1:06
obviously what you can share what that
1:08
huddle was like before the final
1:10
offensive play that the one that turned
1:11
into the
1:12
Hey
1:16
you said the defensive play
1:17
just what do you remember in the huddle
1:18
like
1:18
oh in the huddle
1:20
um yeah we were hyped we still had a lot
1:22
of energy we were motivated um again
1:24
with the defense we're motivated to get
1:25
the steel trap and then offensively um
1:28
yeah we drew the play up um got broken
1:31
up a little bit but we were able to
1:32
convert um again Cuber puts us in, you
1:35
know, a lot of different situations. So,
1:37
feel like we're prepared for a lot of
1:39
different situations and that really
1:40
paid off.
1:41
Yeah. Probably not what exactly what he
1:43
drew up, but just what's going through
1:44
your head when you see, you know, loose
1:46
ball and Henry picking it up.
1:47
Yeah. Um, again, I think that shows
1:49
grit, too. Um, being able to get the
1:51
50/50 ball and just finish. Um, so yeah,
1:54
again, a lot of different um spots we've
1:57
been in, a lot of different situations
1:59
we've been in, and um, I think we're
2:01
prepared for it.
2:02
Have you ever played that much of the at
2:04
the five in a game before?
2:06
Uh I guess yeah, back back in the day in
2:08
like high school, but yeah, it's been a
2:10
while.
2:11
Jiren, what was your reaction? When did
2:12
you find out that you would be coming
2:13
off the bench with Sats return? What was
2:15
your reaction to it?
2:16
Um well, I'm just focused on doing
2:19
whatever I need to do to help the team
2:20
win. Um whether that's bringing energy
2:22
off the bench, just being consistent,
2:24
and just doing different things. Um so
2:26
yeah, just doing whatever I can to help
2:28
the team win.
2:29
What were some of Go ahead. What were
2:31
some of the challenges in putting Ohio
2:33
State where you guys had the 11-point
2:34
lead? They were able to hang around
2:36
eventually take the lead. What were kind
2:37
of some of the challenges in putting?
2:39
Yeah, Ohio State's a good team. Um
2:41
especially Bruce getting getting into
2:43
the paint, making plays for his team.
2:45
They're knocking down threes. Um so
2:47
yeah, we got to be more prepared for
2:49
that. Um uh again, I feel like we still
2:53
were in the game and we still were
2:55
fighting. So I'm really proud of our
2:57
team and doing that and finishing the
2:59
game out. Jeremy, you guys put on that
3:01
press and got that steel which led to
3:03
you guys winning the game. Uh Hubert
3:05
subbed in Jonathan Garrett because one
3:08
of the things that Seth coming back is a
3:10
lot of you guys flexibility. So then he
3:12
was able to put he was three best
3:14
defensive players on the court and you
3:15
ended up getting
3:17
Yeah. Um we have a lot of contributors
3:19
on the team. Um I feel like we're very
3:22
as a team so able to sub different
3:24
people in and still having good
3:26
chemistry, still being able to
3:27
communicate and make plays. Um there's a
3:30
lot of people on this team that can
3:31
contribute.
3:31
And can you take us through that
3:32
defensive sequence where you guys did
3:34
kind of stretch them and you ended up
3:35
with the ball?
3:36
Yeah. Um yeah, was to trap him. Um steal
3:40
like the first few passes and
3:43
yeah, just yeah, pressure make him make
3:45
a bad read and just get the ball. So we
3:48
just do whatever we can to get the ball
3:49
out.
3:52
J
3:53
guys have to knock off for rust. You
3:55
didn't seem to be rusty at all. Tell me
3:56
about that. And then what has the last
3:58
month and a half been like for you?
4:00
Yeah. Uh coming back from injury the
4:02
last two years I'm knocked off. It's
4:04
took me a long time to knock off some
4:05
rust. Uh so I wanted to really make sure
4:08
coming into coming back from this
4:10
injury. I did the precautions. I did
4:12
everything necessary to be me when I get
4:15
back and I definitely did. Uh two
4:17
different injuries. You know, it's much
4:18
hard I feel like to come back from a
4:19
concussion and with a broken arm
4:22
mentally, but uh I mean I was super
4:25
sharp with it. Uh, I mean, I thank
4:27
Marcus, Coach Marcus, uh, Jonas, Doug,
4:31
those three guys. I mean, they were they
4:33
were the biggest help with my recovery.
4:34
I mean, they played probably a much
4:36
bigger part than they even know. You
4:38
know, what was everyday like to them?
4:39
Just some conditioning, just some rehab,
4:40
just some on the court work. Meant so
4:42
much to me. So, they were a big reason
4:43
for it.
4:44
What is the last month and a half been
4:45
like for you?
4:47
Uh, stressful.
4:49
Stressful. Uh, just not really knowing.
4:51
Uh, you know, I was making constant
4:53
improvement, which gave me a lot of
4:54
confidence in the arm. Uh, but I just
4:57
didn't know, you know, at the end of the
4:58
day, surgeon has to approve me, my
5:00
trainers got to approve me, and
5:01
everything else like that. So, just a
5:03
lot of uncertainty, uh, and some stress,
5:05
but it all worked out.
5:06
When did you feel 100%? Like, when did
5:08
you feel like you had enough wind to
5:10
kind of go out and play, uh, starting
5:11
minutes and standing?
5:13
Uh,
5:16
I guess a few days ago practicing, I
5:18
felt pretty normal. Uh, but I knew
5:22
the game is obviously different than
5:23
practice. So, I expected myself to be a
5:25
little more windy than I was today. Uh,
5:27
but I surprisingly was not, you know, I
5:29
think I had a couple segments where I
5:30
was pretty gassed, but I feel like I'm
5:33
able to soak in some energy at the right
5:35
time. So,
5:36
what about what about that winning
5:38
basket play? You're kind of not quite
5:40
like you drew it out the way.
5:42
Yeah. No, the play was for me to get
5:44
right. Uh,
5:46
to drive right, try and get a straight
5:48
line drive. uh make a play from there.
5:51
Uh but I spun and Gary and shoot and I
5:54
lost my footing right away. So I'm gonna
5:56
say this now. This was a pass. I didn't
5:59
just throw the ball down. I saw Henry's
6:00
feet and I saw him right there and I
6:02
just tried to give him a bounce pass as
6:04
best as I could cuz I had nowhere else
6:05
to go with it. But
6:07
yeah, I I slipped. I can't wear them
6:09
shoes again. Plan? Yeah. Plan was to get
6:11
a shot up cuz I knew the bigs are going
6:12
to crash. But
6:14
luckily Henry was right next to me.
6:16
Thank God put Henry right there.
6:19
like a
6:20
I guess just what's going through your
6:21
mind really quick when you see Henry and
6:22
take it back in.
6:26
Thank you. It was going to him but
6:28
I had a little bit uncertainty make it
6:29
to him. So just a thank you.
6:31
Got to be lucky to be good tonight.
6:33
Yeah. Right. Right.
6:34
Going back to your working for a couple
6:37
we talked last year about the
6:39
you didn't make any excuse of it and it
6:41
did take a while even though you were
6:43
different injuries. How much did you
6:44
learn from dealing with being out and
6:47
then not being full of yourself when you
6:48
came back?
6:49
I learned so much. I mean, I I learned
6:51
so so much from it. One thing that I
6:52
skipped out on coming back from injury
6:54
the last two times was the mental aspect
6:56
of it. Uh so I got to shout out my my
6:58
mental coaching back home too. Uh Dr.
7:01
Quu, he he was one of the four, not one
7:04
of the three. I I was thinking earlier
7:05
he was one of the four that really
7:07
helped me uh just get over that edge
7:09
right away. I think that was the biggest
7:11
difference. So when you watch the
7:12
offense when you're out there a lot of
7:14
sets and so it looked like there were
7:15
fewer sets run tonight. Is that what you
7:17
do? You guys don't have to run as many
7:19
sets because you're on the floor you
7:20
guys can be a little more free flowing.
7:22
I don't know. I mean I feel like we're
7:23
we we're we can definitely get out in
7:25
transition more. Uh we can definitely
7:27
play faster with me on the floor but
7:30
that's not sustainable the whole game.
7:31
Obviously got slow down call some sets
7:33
and whatnot. Uh so
7:36
about the transition game. What do you
7:38
bring to the team that makes the
7:40
transition game probably the best it was
7:42
since Kansas?
7:43
Uh, yeah. Fast and I can jump high
7:46
sometimes, but I got to start finishing
7:48
a little bit more cuz our transition
7:49
points will go from here to up here. So,
7:52
I I got a little bit of athleticism.
7:54
And then it seems like it's is it
7:56
contagious with your teammates to kind
7:58
of get it going as well?
7:59
I mean, yeah. I mean, yeah. They see me
8:00
get an easy layup.
8:02
They're going to want that or they're
8:03
going to want to pitch ahead. You know,
8:05
they're just going to want more of it.
8:06
So, it's definitely contagious.
8:08
What does Jiren bring you guys when he
8:09
comes on the floor as a backup?
8:12
Uh, well, Jiren, he didn't play any
8:13
backup five today. I don't think I could
8:16
be wrong, but I'm pretty surprised he
8:18
didn't play any backup five, but him as
8:20
a big uh he's very versatile. He's able
8:22
to put the ball on the floor. He's able
8:23
to rebound. He's able to defend the one
8:26
through five. Uh he's just a very very
8:28
versatile wing/forward. It's it's it's
8:31
great for us.
8:32
Seth, how did you become a sharp shooter
8:34
during this extended game? Yeah, made
8:36
some uh made some fixes. Made some
8:38
fixes. I
8:39
I took a look uh just at my jumper uh
8:42
with Coach Paige and I saw that my left
8:44
hand was really far in front of the ball
8:46
and it I mean I guess alter my ball path
8:48
a little bit. So, while I was out, I
8:50
thought it was a perfect opportunity to
8:51
get my left hand more on the side of the
8:53
ball and it just comes out more fluid
8:55
now and more confidence with it. So,
8:58
you still have the sleeve on on that
9:00
on that arm. Do you feel anything still?
9:03
Uh no, no, nothing in the arm. Nothing
9:04
in the arm. My wrist might get a little
9:05
sore sometimes, but nothing on.
9:07
Did you make a considered effort to fall
9:09
on your right side a few times?
9:10
Man, I just fell. I ain't even realized
9:12
nothing. I I couldn't even tell you. Did
9:14
I fall on my right side more?
9:15
Like it just look It could just be worth
9:17
It's the brain. You know, the brain
9:18
knows. So, it's probably just
9:19
We also could looking for it, too.
9:20
Yeah, that's true. You could have been
9:21
looking. That's true.
9:22
What have you seen defensively when you
9:24
were away? What did you see defensively?
9:26
And then getting back, what do you see
9:27
that improve? Cuz I mean, obviously the
9:30
numbers are where they are. They're
9:31
really good, but what have you seen? I
9:32
think that there was a little bit of
9:33
lack of uh physicality, intensity on the
9:36
defensive end, and I feel like that's
9:37
always what I've been able to bring. Uh
9:39
so, I mean, it was a shock. You know,
9:40
guys didn't expect me to go out uh how I
9:44
went out. So, that intensity just wasn't
9:47
there. Guys didn't know where it was
9:49
coming from. So, me just being back and
9:51
being able to bring that intensity and
9:52
physicality is is huge.
9:53
Thank you, Seth. Thanks, everybody.
9:55
Appreciate y'all. Happy holidays.
#College Sports
#Team Sports
#Basketball