A leading scorer for a men's college basketball team died suddenly at the age of 24 over the weekend. Ishmael Smith, a junior guard from Maryland, passed away on December 14. He was a leading scorer for the West Virginia State University’s men’s basketball team.

The Michigan State Spartans face the Toledo Rockets in this Tuesday night college basketball matchup at the Breslin Center.

Here’s a breakdown of where Duke is in the latest college basketball polls as of Dec. 15:

There are seven undefeated teams in men's college basketball. Those teams include the Commodores as well as Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Iowa State, Nebraska and Miami (Ohio). Iowa State and Nebraska are 11-0 and Arizona is 9-0. The other four teams are 10-0.

Florida's offense is falling in ESPN's BPI rankings, and the Gators are now on the outside of the top 10 looking in.

Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. and Texas forward Madison Booker are The Associated Press men's and women's college basketball national players of the week for Week 6.

Sophomore guard Jayden Thomas, a Parkland graduate, has shone through nine games. He leads DeSales and the MAC Freedom Conference in scoring (22.4 ppg) while shooting 52% from the field and averaging 9.4 free-throw attempts per game. He also tops the Bulldogs in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and assists (3.1 apg).

Steinbach checked into the rankings and earned Freshman of the Week honors after two standout performances against UCLA and USC. In his latest outing, he finished with 14 points and six assists in just 23 minutes during a blowout win over Southern Utah. Washington has a showdown with Seattle U next. Last week: 10