Pronunciation: Sill-ven Lan-des-berg

WORTH NOTING
• One of 50 preseason candidates for the 2009-10 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year honor
• Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year in 2009
• Unanimous selection to the 2009 ACC All-Freshmen Team
• CBSsports.com second-team Freshman All-America for the 2008-09 season
• Six-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection during the 2008-09 season
• Led the team in scoring with an average of 16.6 points a game in 2008-09
• Scored in double figures in 23 of 28 games during the 2008-09 season
• His 16.6 scoring average for the 2008-09 season ranks third in UVa freshman history (Jeff Lamp - 17.3 in 1977-78 and Chris Williams – 16.8 in 1998-99)
• His 12 20-point games in 2008-09 are a UVa freshman record
• Averaged 29.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists a game as a senior in 2007-08 at Holy Cross High School
• Scored a school-record 2,149 career points in three years on the varsity team at Holy Cross
• McDonald's All-American in 2007-08

AT VIRGINIA

2008-09 SEASON:

• Averaged 16.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 34.2 minutes played a game
• Led the team in scoring and minutes played, and was second in rebounds and assists
• Started 27 of the team’s 28 games
• Led ACC freshmen in scoring and minutes played, and was third in rebounds and assists
• Ranked sixth in the ACC in minutes played and 10th in scoring
• His 16.6 scoring average ranks third in UVa freshman history (Jeff Lamp - 17.3 in 1977-78 and Chris Williams – 16.8 in 1998-99)
• His 12 20-point games are a UVa freshman record (Ralph Sampson had nine in 1979-80)
• Led the team in scoring in 16 games, in rebounding in nine games and in assists in eight games
• Scored in double figures in 23 of 28 games, including the first eight and 12 of the last 13
• ACC Rookie of the Year
• ACC All-Freshmen Team (unanimous selection)
• Honorable mention All-ACC
• CBS Sportsline second-team Freshman All-America
• CollegeHoops.net second-team All-Freshman
• NaismithLives.com All-Freshman second team
• Six-time ACC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 22, Dec. 30, Jan. 12 and Feb. 16)
• Second-team All-State by the Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Second-team All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID)
• Sidney Young Memorial Award recipient (team award to that individual who exemplifies the highest qualities of leadership, cooperative spirit, and unselfish service in the interest of athletics at the University of Virginia)
• Had a game-high 23 points in the upset of No. 12 Clemson (2/15/09), including the game-tying layup with 13.4 left in regulation and six points in overtime, and played all 45 minutes
• Scored a season-high 32 points vs. Boston College (2/4/09), the first 30-point game by a UVa freshman since 1998-99
• Had a game-high 24 points and tied an ACC freshman record for FTs (14-14) vs. Florida State at JPJA (1/24/09)
• Scored a game-high 25 points, had seven rebounds and four assists vs. Xavier (1/3/09)
• Had a game-high 26 points, six rebounds and five assists at Georgia Tech (12/28/08) in his ACC debut
• Scored a game-high 22 points and had six rebounds vs. Auburn (12/20/08)
• Had a game-high 22 points, including 18 in the second half, vs. Radford (11/21/08) and made two free throws to put Virginia ahead for good with 29 seconds to play
• Scored a team-high 21 points, including the game-winning layup with 13 seconds left, vs. USF (11/19/08)
• Had a team-high 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists vs. VMI (11/16/08) in his collegiate debut
• His 28 points vs. VMI (11/16/08) are a Cavalier record for a freshman in his first career game and tied for second most in ACC history

HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 29.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists a game for head coach Paul Gilvary during the 2007-08 season as a senior at Holy Cross High School
• Shot 52.1 percent from the field, including 33.3 percent from three-point range, and 77.1 percent from the free throw line
• Led the Catholic High School Athletic Association in scoring for the third consecutive season
• Scored a school-record 2,149 career points in three years on the varsity team at Holy Cross and ranked fifth in scoring in the history of the Catholic High School Athletic Association when he graduated (the top four all played four years of varsity basketball)
• Scored 20 or more points in all but one game during the 2007-08 season
• Former Virginia player Willie Dersch previously was the career scoring leader at Holy Cross
• His 29.6 points a game average during his senior season was the highest in school history, his 917 points scored was a single-season school record and his 51 points against All Hallows tied the school record for most points in a game
• McDonald’s All-American
• Second-team Parade Magazine All-American
• Selected Mr. Basketball in the state of New York and was a first-team All-State selection
• Gatorade Player of the Year in New York
• Named Player of the Year by the New York Post
• Selected the Catholic High School Athletic Association’s Player of the Year for the second consecutive year by the league’s coaches
• Led Holy Cross to its first City Championship since 1968 and only the second City Championship in school history
• Scored 24 points, 10 in the final 5:30, in Holy Cross’ 56-48 victory over Christ the King in the city championship game and was named the MVP of the playoffs
• Scored 12 points, had five rebounds, three assists and no turnovers in 20 minutes for the U.S. All-Stars in the 2008 Capital Classic
• Averaged 25.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists a game as a junior in 2006-07
• Earned first-team All-City honors by the New York Daily News and the New York Post
• Averaged 20.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists as a sophomore during the 2005-06 season
• First-team All-CHSAA selection
• First-team All-City selection by the New York Daily News and the New York Post


PERSONAL
• Full name is Sylven Joshua Landesberg
• Born April 10, 1990, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Son of Ingrid and Steven Landesberg
• Has a younger sister

LANDESBERG'S STATISTICS AT VIRGINIA

Points--32 vs. Boston College (2/4/09); Rebounds--11 at Maryland (1/20/09); FG Made--13 vs. Boston College (2/4/09); FG Att--23 vs. Boston College (2/4/09); 3FG Made--3 vs. Miami (2/26/09); 3FG Att--5 vs. Miami (2/26/09); FT Made--14 vs. Florida State (1/24/09); FT Att--14 vs. Auburn (12/20/08), vs. FSU (1/24/09); Assists--8 vs. VMI (11/16/08); Turnovers--6 on three occasions; Blocks--1 on three occasions; Steals--3 on four occasions; Minutes--45 vs. Clemson (2/15/09)