Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2010-11: All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection after setting an IU East freshman record with 17.0 points per game. ... Ranked in NAIA Division II top 50 in total 3-point field goals, 3-point field goals per game, free throw percentage, points per game, total points, 3-point field goal percentage and total steals. ... Set IU East NAIA records for minutes in a season with 1,084 and free throws in a season with 105. ... Tied school record with four 3-point field goals without a miss in a win against St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Jan. 21. ... Scored season-high 35 points in tournament-ending win at Bethel College on Dec. 11. ... Averaged 5.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. ... Posted a double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds in event-ending win against Purdue University Calumet on Nov. 13. ... Made season-high six steals against Alice Lloyd College on Jan. 29 and against Asbury University on Feb. 3. ... KIAC Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 29. ... Named Bethel College Gates Automotive Classic MVP. ... Named to IU/PU Challenge All-Tournament team. ... Named to DePauw University Mike Rokicki Community Versus Cancer Challenge all-tournament team.

HIGH SCHOOL: No. 7 scorer in Indiana as a senior at Seymour High School. ... Averaged 24.4 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 2.3 assists per game as a senior. ... Seventh in the state in free throw percentage at .879 as a senior. ... Seymour's No. 5 all-time leading scorer with 1,298 career points. ... Honorable mention all-state selection. ... Participated in Indiana's Top 60 Workout. ... All-Hoosier Hills Conference choice. ... Named to Louisville Courier-Journal Indiana all-area team. ... Senior All-State selection by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. ... Made 52 percent of his field goals attempts and 39 percent of his 3-point field goals. ... Scored a career-high 42 points and made a school-record nine 3-pointers in a win against Floyd Central, a team led by future IU East teammate Cody Banet.

ALL ABOUT MATT

AREA OF STUDY: Business

WHY MATT CHOSE IU EAST: It was the best fit

MOST MEMORABLE BASKETBALL MOMENT: Scoring 1,000th career point

PARENTS: Teri Trimnell and Mike Trimnell

NAMES OF BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brittany Trimnell

FAVORITE FOOD: Steak

FAVORITE TV SHOW: "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math

FAVORITE MOVIE: "Step Brothers"

FAVORITE SONG: "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled

HOBBIES: Boating and golf

ATHLETE I ADMIRE MOST: Ray Allen

NON-ATHLETE I ADMIRE MOST: Will Smith

DID YOU KNOW: Matt's favorite quote is "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger."