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Texas’ Andrew Jones, who is battling leukemia, gets nice ovation in first game back

Kansas won convincingly and Duke looked incredible, but the best moment from Tuesday night’s college basketball opener came in Austin, Texas.

That’s where Andrew Jones returned to the court for the Longhorns in their game against Eastern Illinois.

Jones, who is battling leukemia, made a free throw and fans were thrilled, as you can see in the video above. In January, Texas announced that Jones was diagnosed with the disease and he missed the rest of the season.

ESPN reported that Jones went to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for treatment.