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Seth Trimble has an ice cream cup that runneth over.
The leader of the Tar Heels is going to have a busy – and hopefully long – last season.
As the one returning starter and captain of the 2025-26 team, Trimble is helping integrate nine new players into the UNC system, several of whom are foreigners who already have a slight language barrier to overcome, especially 6-6 “freshman” wing Luka Bogavac.
“Luka is super funny, super personable,” Trimble said. “He just wants to get to know you and about American culture, what we do, how we hang out, what we eat, coming over from Montenegro. He’s just an incredible basketball player, plays his own pace. He’s ultra-aggressive on the offense end. And it just brings another huge aspect to our team that we can really use.”
Hubert Davis said even before last season ended that he needed to have a bigger team at all positions, knowing that 6-footer R.J. Davis would be graduating with a strong likelihood that Elliot Cadeau would enter the transfer portal.
One benefit for Trimble, himself, entering the portal after his sophomore season and opting out to return is that he has seen everything good, bad and ugly about the state of Carolina basketball.
While all the new Tar Heels seem to be meshing well in practice, Trimble may be able to see challenges coming before they actually arrive and be ready to address them with his teammates.
And then, of course, he has his new private business to look after, having bought the Ben & Jerry’s franchise on Franklin Street, which fortunately his parents are spending more time running than he does now that the new season is upon us.
“It’s super cool, more than a blessing to be a franchise owner,” he said. “I am trying to set my own path, be my own person, and set an example for athletes to come. NIL just keeps expanding and growing with more opportunities for players like me.”
The 6-3 senior has more game than ever and wants to keep the hot shooting going that he demonstrated the first half of last season before cooling off when he missed three games with a concussion.
He wants to make the new Tar Heel backcourt complementary to senior Henri Veesaar, freshman Caleb Wilson, transfer Jaren Stevenson and returning sophomore Zayden High more effective than last year’s front court that did not grab enough rebounds or block enough shots. What is he telling the newcomers?
“We gotta bring it day in and day out in practice,” Seth said. “You gotta have unity as a team. You’re gonna have struggles but also learn a lot. And just continue to battle through adversity like we went through with a lot of ups and downs. We tried our best to stay together, hold each other accountable as a group. Those are some of the biggest things I took away.”
Featured image via Associated Press/Frank Franklin II
Art Chansky is a veteran journalist who has written ten books, including best-sellers “Game Changers,” “Blue Bloods,” and “The Dean’s List.” He has contributed to WCHL for decades, having made his first appearance as a student in 1971. His “Sports Notebook” commentary airs daily on the 97.9 The Hill WCHL and his “Art’s Angle” opinion column runs weekly on Chapelboro.
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Art Chansky is a veteran journalist who has written ten books, including best-sellers “Game Changers,” “Blue Bloods,” and “The Dean’s List.” He has contributed to WCHL for decades, having made his first appearance as a student in 1971. His “Sports Notebook” commentary airs daily on the 97.9 The Hill WCHL and his “Art’s Angle” opinion column runs weekly on Chapelboro.
