When you flip 11 of 16 roster spots, team chemistry usually becomes a season-long project. But North Carolina’s Seth Trimble just dropped a comment that suggests Hubert Davis might have found something special with this rebuilt squad.

What Did Seth Trimble Say About UNC’s Team Chemistry?

In a press conference uploaded on UNC’s official YouTube channel, the senior guard made a telling comment about how this rebuilt roster is coming together.

“Yeah, I mean, our team, we came together and gelled super super quick. I mean, say maybe the first couple weeks max things were like, all right, you know, the guy these guys are still strangers, this and that. But I’d say max maybe 14 days, maybe even 10 days. I mean, we came together really really quickly. Uh, we bonded, we gelled quickly, and and it carried to on the court, too,” Trimble said.

That’s huge news considering where this program was just months ago. Last season was disappointing in key moments for the Tar Heels. They made the NCAA tournament but got bounced in the first round, leaving Davis scrambling to rebuild almost the entire roster.

As UNC’s primary returning starter, Trimble has seen plenty of different team dynamics over four years. When he talks about how fast this group clicked, it means something. The bonding isn’t just happening during practice either – Trimble said the team hangs out off the court all the time.

Davis pieced together quite a roster this offseason:

Transfers: Colorado State’s Kyan Evans, Arizona’s Henri Veesaar, West Virginia’s Jonathan Powell, Alabama’s Jarin Stevenson, Virginia Tech’s Jaydon Young, and High Point’s Ivan Matlekovic
Freshmen: Derek Dixon from DC, Isaiah Denis from Charlotte, and five-star Caleb Wilson from Georgia
International: Luka Bogavac from Montenegro

That’s a total of 10 new players who barely knew each other.

Why This Chemistry Matters

Isaac Schade of the Locked on Tar Heels podcast thinks Trimble’s comments are significant.

“Seth Trimble, who said those words, has been around how many? So many teams. And this tells me everyone is coming together for a joint purpose, for a shared goal,” Schade noted.

He then talked about how chemistry failures derail programs for entire seasons.

“And don’t take that for granted because not every team has that. I think that is part of the DNA of what broke things down three seasons ago when Carolina went from preseason No. 1 to not making the NCAA tournament,” Schade said.

Chemistry problems usually take months to sort out with this much roster turnover. If Trimble’s right about his teammates bonding this quickly, UNC might have its best asset locked down before the season even tips off.