ATLANTA-Coming off another remarkable season that ended with a trip to the NCAA tournament, the honors continue to pour in for members of the Georgia State men’s basketball team.
On Friday, head coach Ron Hunter was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, while sophomore D’Marcus Simonds was named to the Lou Henson All-America team and is now a finalist for the Lou Henson Award.
The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top minority coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. Coach Jobe is best known as the head coach of the Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons.