What You Need to Know:
* Freshman D’Marcus Simonds earned Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors on Monday, along with All-Sun Belt Third Team honors.
* Senior Jeremy Hollowell garnered All-Sun Belt Second Team recognition for the first time in his career.
* Georgia State will open the Sun Belt tournament on Friday against the winner of No. 7 Louisiana and No. 10 Little Rock. The game will air live on WatchESPN.
NEW ORLEANS, La.-Georgia State freshman D’Marcus Simonds earned Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors on Monday, becoming just the second freshman in program history to earn such honors.