ATLANTA -- For the second straight week, freshman basketball standout D'Marcus Simonds is the Georgia State Student-Athlete of the Week, powered by the U.S. Marines.
Simonds' hot streak has fueled Georgia State's current seven-game winning streak, which is on the line tonight as the Panthers' host ULM at 7 p.m. at the GSU Sports Arena (ESPN3/1340 The Fan 3).
In two games last week, the rookie guard averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals in wins over South Alabama and rival Louisiana. The reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week and College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week shot 14-of-18 (77.