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Optimism flows at UVa

Sylven Landesberg has a message for the next Virginia basketball coach — "the soldiers are here."

The ACC Freshman of the Year expects the Cavaliers to return to the top third of the ACC standings next season, according to his quotes in the Roanoke Times, including his channeling of Kellen Winslow.

Tuesday Top Five: ACC freshmen

North Carolina fans have gotten an early look at two of the best freshmen in the ACC. In the loss to Boston College, the Eagles got a boost from guard Reggie Jackson. Sunday, Wake Forest got nine points, six rebounds and four assists from forward Al-Farouq Aminu.

Last season, Duke forward Kyle Singler was clearly the ACC’s freshman of the year, well ahead of Wake Forest’s James Johnson, but there will be a little more debate this season, starting with these five freshmen having an early impact — Tuesday’s Top Five:

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