Back in September, months after transferring into the Duke basketball program following three years at Belmont, veteran forward Drew Scharnowski underwent a procedure to clean up a past surgery on his right knee. Throughout preseason action, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound 22-year-old from Burlington, Ill., was seen wearing a leg sleeve, and he did not play in any of the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils' three exhibition outings.

Scharnowski finally saw his first bit of playing time in a Duke basketball jersey on Monday night, as he tallied four points, two rebounds, one assist, and one steal across eight minutes off the bench in the 84-50 season opener home victory over the Army Black Knights.

However, he did not play at all in Thursday night's 113-52 home win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, leading to many fans wondering about his status.…