As Expected

Virginia officially announced Sylvan Landesburg will not be returning to Virginia. In fact, the sophomore from Flushing, NY will not even finish the semester. Landesburg plans to "pursue his professional aspirations." It's a case that seems eerily similar to that of the Hoo formerly known as Roger Mason Jr (now just Roger Mason). Some projections have Landesburg going late in the second round of the NBA draft while others have him going undrafted. Mason also made the jump early and ended up going in the first-half of the second round. He toiled for years as a journeyman in the NBA, but to his credit, he stuck with it and had a breakout year last season for the Spurs. Former Virginia star Sean Singletary was also drafted in the second round (42nd pick by the Sacramento Kings) and in October of 2009, he was waived by the 76ers. He currently plays in Spain. So, based on some recent history, Landesburg definitely has his work cut out for him - then again, knocking down 500k a year in Europe isn't necessarily chump change nor the worst thing in the world.

More to come...