“I saw just a ton of growth. I think we have a team with really good depth.” Jon Scheyer was his squad’s biggest hype man after No. 6 Duke’s 83-76 win over No. 18 Tennessee. Only across the final 20 minutes to pick up their second exhibition win before officially tipping the season off on Tuesday, the Blue Devils outscored the Vols 46-33 vs. Texas at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Even while praising his guys for a standout group effort, Jon Scheyer didn’t forget about senior forward Maliq Brown, who had to sit this one out. “Missing Maliq, of course; we have to get him back.” He added.

Brown has been on the sidelines with a knee injury after a minor procedure in late September. He even remained on the bench during Duke’s Countdown to Craziness scrimmage earlier this month.

On Sunday,

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