The senior guard is entering a pivotal season as he attempts to build off on his career best season, where he was the North Carolina Tar Heels third leading scorer and leading steals getter.

Originally a four-star recruit, Trimble had to scratch and claw his way back into the rotation after struggling mightily in his freshman season.

But Chapel Hill is a special place for Trimble, and he’s going to continue the Tar Heel flag until his face turns Carolina blue.

After taking a major step in his development in his junior season where he was third in scoring, second in free throw shooting and first in steals, he wants to make sure that the program that built him is in good hands when he moves onto new pastures.

"One of the things that's really important to Seth is not only for Carolina to be good, but for Carolina to be good when he leaves," Tar Heel coach Hubert Davis said. "This place means something to him, and the way he leads and the way he carries himself every day puts our program in a position to be successful."

And he’s done just that.

It was clear that the 2024-25 season wasn’t good enough. Getting eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament wasn’t the Carolina standard, and he felt responsible to get the pieces to be better.

Even though he wasn’t the coach, he knew he could have an impact on any incoming transfers.

Seven-footer Henri Veesaar out of Estonia entered the transfer portal after spending two seasons with Arizona, and after he met Trimble on his visit to Chapel Hill, knew that UNC was the place to be.

"He was one of the returning guards, and I talked to him on my visit to see where he was at, how he saw Chapel Hill and seeing what role he's going to have next year and what he wanted to be," Veesaar told TarHeel247.

Trimble also believes in having a program that’s led by the players, and not needing the coaches to dictate the vibe in the locker room. And now he has the opportunity to be that leader he envisioned.

“My sophomore year, we were one of those elite North Carolina teams,” Trimble said. “We were a player-led team. In times that we struggled, like my freshman and my junior year, I feel like there wasn’t really that player-led standpoint and you can see the difference.”

But it doesn’t stop there. The senior is making an impact off the court as well. 

Trimble was in the news for using his NIL money and turning it into an investment into the community, by buying a Ben & Jerry’s store on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.

With eyes on winning the ACC and making a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, Trimble is looking to build a legacy that’s everlasting, and he just may have the team to do it.