Five days after a Kentucky judge granted a temporary injunction on Friday restoring the eligibility of Seth Trimble and 37 other athletes, the former Carolina guard made an immediate impact for No. 11 Louisville.
Trimble, eligible to play a fifth season for now, made key free throws in the final minutes to help the Cardinals earn an 89–83 exhibition win over No. 17 Kansas on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
Trimble, one of 11 Louisville newcomers, started and scored 12 points, six in each half. He had the ball in his hands for most of the final minutes as the Cardinals tried to go deep into the shot clock to preserve a lead that got as big as 12 points with 12:09 left.
“It’s been unfortunate, the whole process of going back and forth, and being told one thing and the other happens the next day. It can be annoying,” Trimble said earlier this month…