Sylven Landesberg is looking to avoid the supposed “sophomore slump” after winning the ACC Rookie of the Year last season.

There are a number of reasons why Sylven Landesberg might be due for what is commonly referred to as a “sophomore slump” – a down second year after a dynamite rookie season. After winning ACC Rookie of the Year last season, Landesberg is anything but a secret. Teams will be keying on him now more than ever as coach Tony Bennett implements a new offense that faces questions about how well it can operate in the high-octane ACC. Landesberg’s perimeter jumper and mid-range game were nothing to brag about a year ago, and opposing defenses will surely make him prove he can knock down a jumper before they let him even get a sniff of the lane.

Landesberg knows all of this. And that’s why he put in the work over the offseason – so that it can’t happen.

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