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Georgia State's D'Marcus Simonds returning for junior season

ATLANTA (AP) Sun Belt Conference player of the year D'Marcus Simonds will return to Georgia State for his junior season.

Simonds announced his decision Wednesday .

As a sophomore, the 6-foot-3 guard set a school record by averaging 21.2 points game, along with 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists. He led the Panthers to the Sun Belt Tournament championship and their second NCAA appearance in four years .

Leaders
Points:	D. Simonds	21.2
Rebounds:	M. Benlevi	6.5
Assists:	D. Simonds	4.4
FG%:	D. Simonds	46.1%
FT%:	D. Simonds	70.2%
3P%:	D. Mitchell	44.7%
Steals:	D. Simonds	1.7
Blocks:	J. Session	1.2

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Sun Belt Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Louisiana	16-2	27-7
Georgia State	12-6	24-11
Georgia Southern	11-7	21-12
UT Arlington	10-8	21-13
Louisiana-Monroe	9-9	16-16
Troy	9-9	16-17
Appalachian State	9-9	15-18
Coastal Carolina	8-10	14-18
Texas State	7-11	15-18
South Alabama	7-11	14-18
Arkansas State	6-12	11-21
Little Rock	4-14	7-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	74.7 (149)
Rebounds:	8.8 (281)
Assists:	13.0 (220)
FG%:	46.1% (96)
FT%:	67.8% (294)
3P%:	38.5% (36)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	67.3 (49)
Rebounds:	24.9 (202)
Assists:	13.1 (157)
FG%:	39.3% (6)
FT%:	69.7% (76)
3P%:	34.1% (132)