[2] Pre season, he earned the Cancún Challenge Mayan Division MVP after scoring 39 points for the Panthers at the event.
Simonds was named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year in his inaugural season at Georgia State.
In the Panthers' First Round game in the NCAA tournament against 2-seed Cincinnati, Simonds scored the team's first 16 points– finishing with 27 along with 4 rebounds.
[3] Simonds earned Sun Belt Player of the Year honors at the end of the regular season.
In a statement he explained his motivation to return: “Although we made the NCAA tournament, we also feel as though we have something left to prove.
My teammates are more like my brothers and we want to take Georgia State further than it has ever been before and I want to be a part of that.”[7] As a junior, Simonds averaged 18.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 block per game.