After leading a revival of Maryland basketball, Melo Trimble will skip his final year to pursue an NBA career.

Melo Trimble is leaving Maryland.

The Terps' junior point guard has decided to forego his final year of college eligibility and declare for the NBA Draft, multiple sources confirmed to InsideMDSports. Unlike last year, when he tested the waters before withdrawing his name and returning to school, Trimble is signing with an agent, which will officially end his eligibility -- and his three-year revival of Maryland basketball.

The team's leading scorer in all three of his seasons in College Park, Trimble led the program to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths for the first time in 13 years after a four-year tourney absence, steadied their move into a new conference and earned first-team all-Big Ten honors twice.

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With 1,658 career points to his name, he would've had a chance to chase the No. 1 spot on the school's career scoring list next season, but he'll pursue a professional career rather than local immortality. Although not projected by many as a first-round pick, meaning a guaranteed contract could be hard to come by, sources said Trimble felt another year in college wasn't likely to boost his stock enough to delay his pro career for another year; at 22, he's already older than most rookies, and he's a known commodity among scouts.

By signing with an agent -- Mike Kneisley of The Neustadt Group in Rockville, Md., which also represents Dragan Bender, the No. 4 pick in 2016 and brother of Maryland center Ivan Bender -- Trimble can hire trainers and focus solely on preparing himself for the Draft rather than remaining in school. He'll move to Las Vegas on April 10 to begin training.

Trimble's arrival spurred Maryland's return to the national scene.

Trimble's best season came as a freshman. His shooting numbers dipped the following season and he admitted afterward he'd been trying too hard to impress scouts. He shot a bit better this season, but his low 3-point percentage (31.7 percent) and propensity for turnovers (three per game) will be question marks for NBA teams as he enters the evaluation process again. But his elite ability to operate in the pick-and-roll game is valued by scouts.

This year's Draft is front-loaded with elite point guard prospects, so Trimble realistically will vie for a late-first or early-second round spot against players like Iowa State's Monte Morris and Kansas' Frank Mason and Devonte Graham.

Trimble committed to Maryland during his junior season at Bishop O'Connell (Va.) in December 2012. He was later named a McDonald's All-American, Maryland's first such recruit in 13 years, and was set to arrive with massive expectations. Months before his freshman year, though, the program went through a mass exodus that nearly wiped out its highly regarded 2012 recruiting class and had many expecting a lengthy rebuilding process. But he exploded onto the national scene, averaging 16.2 points, shooting 41.2 percent from 3-point range and got to the free throw line more than any other major-conference player. Led by Trimble and Dez Wells, the Terps surprised, finishing second in the Big Ten, ending that NCAA Tournament drought and putting Mark Turgeon back on solid ground.

Still, he was unlikely to become a first-round pick, so he returned to school. Another McDonald's All-American, Milwaukee center Diamond Stone, followed him to Maryland, and suddenly the Terps were ranked in everyone's top-five before the 2015-2016 season. They ended their 13-year absence from the Sweet 16 but didn't live up to national championship hopes and Trimble took lots of criticism after struggling with his shot for much of the season's second half. (scroll down for more)

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“Thinking about the next level is something that’s not good for you when you want to be about the team -- that’s just being selfish -- so last year I found myself being selfish in that kind of way, just thinking about the next level after having a good game or a bad game because they say things about you if you have a good or bad game,” Trimble said after last season. "The NBA is going to be there. If I just do what I’m supposed to do, I’ll get there one day.”

That day, barring an unlikely change of heart, was expected to come after his junior season.

Trimble's departure will leave Maryland without its established go-to scorer, but the Terps move forward with their best young nucleus in recent memory. Freshmen Justin Jackson, Anthony Cowan and Kevin Huerter were the team's Nos. 2-4 scorers this season, during which they went 24-9 and returned to March Madness but fell to upstart Xavier in the first round. Cowan, who teamed with Trimble in a two-point guard attack, will now take the reins.

Maryland also has signed two highly regarded recruits, Florida center Bruno Fernando and Baltimore guard Darryl Morsell; Trimble's departure vacates a scholarship Turgeon will use to pursue another player, and it's possible the Terps could add two new recruits.