What You Need to Know:
* No. 2-seed Georgia State will open the Sun Belt Championship on Friday facing No. 7-seed Troy at 6 p.m. ET at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
* The Panthers are one of the top two seeds in the championship for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
* Sophomore D'Marcus Simonds was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year on Monday.
ATLANTA-Looking to win a second Sun Belt tournament championship in four seasons, No. 2-seed Georgia State will open the conference championship on Friday night at 6 p.