Virginia guard tops class so far

Tuesday's Top Five ACC Freshmen

North Carolina basketball fans have gotten an early look at two of the best freshmen in the ACC. In Boston College's victory over UNC, 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, starting with these five freshmen having an early impact -- Tuesday's Top Five:

5. ED DAVIS, F, NORTH CAROLINA: A throwback to the '70s with a T-shirt under the jersey and shorts that hit well above the knees, Davis' look is missing only the Patrick Ewing knee pads. The forward is a ferocious rebounder whose offensive game has yet to emerge.

4. REGGIE JACKSON, G, BOSTON COLLEGE: The Tar Heels saw what this 6-foot-3 wing from Colorado Springs, Colo., can do when he scored nine of the Eagles' 14 points during a second-half run. He needs to become more comfortable in slower-paced games.

3. IMAN SHUMPERT, G, GEORGIA TECH: Only Ty Lawson is averaging more assists a game than Shumpert's 6.2. At 6 feet 4, the suburban Chicago native has the ability to see the floor and distribute the ball, but he also is averaging 4.1 turnovers per game.

2. AL-FAROUQ AMINU, F, WAKE FOREST: The younger brother of Georgia Tech's Alade Aminu has given the Demon Deacons yet another piece to a very deep puzzle. He has five double-doubles in 14 games.

1. SYLVEN LANDESBERG, G, VIRGINIA: Not only a scorer -- fourth in the ACC at 18.5 points per game and the only freshman in the league's top 25 -- he's averaging 6.0 rebounds (second on the Cavaliers) and 2.6 assists. An all-around threat.