12 Erik Oliver
12 - Erik Oliver
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyo.
Position: G
Previous School: South Dakota
gp 27
pts/g 6.4
fg % 41.7
3pt % 29.0
ft % 68.8
reb/g 2.6
a/g 1.1

2021-22 (Sophomore – South Dakota*): Oliver played in 29 of South Dakota’s 31 games, making two starts and averaging 16.1 minutes per game… averaged 5.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game… shot 41.7 percent from the floor, 33.8 percent from 3-point range, and 69.0 percent from the free-throw line… made his Coyote debut with five points and a season-high six rebounds versus Air Force (Nov. 11)… scored a season-best 20 points while making his first start of the season against Waldorf (Dec. 3), sinking a season-high 4-of-4 tries at the charity stripe… connected for a season-high three triples three times, including back-to-back games at Omaha (Feb. 10) and at Denver (Feb. 12), scoring 17 and 11 points, respectively… racked up season-highs of two steals against Western Illinois (Feb. 19) and at Oral Roberts (Feb. 26)… posted double-figures in scoring eight times… corralled four or more rebounds in four games… hit at least one 3-pointer in 14 games and hit multiple treys five times.

2020-21 (Sophomore – Laramie County CC): Oliver started in all of Laramie’s 23 games… averaged 20.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game… led the team in scoring for the second straight year… shot 49.6 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from beyond the arc, and 82.1 percent from the charity stripe… fired up a season-high 38 points on 10-for-16 shooting while converting a career-high 14-of-16 free-throw attempts against Western Wyoming CC (Mar. 6)… recorded his first career double-double with 24 points and a career-high 10 boards against Western Nebraska CC (Feb. 2)… drained a season-high seven 3-pointers in back-to-back games, scoring 37 at North Platte CC (Feb. 13) and 33 at Western Nebraska CC (Feb. 15)… dropped 35 points against Otero JC (Feb. 6)… passed his older brother to finish fifth on Laramie’s all-time career scoring list with 20 points in his final game of the year versus McCook CC (Apr. 8), finishing with 1,033 points in two seasons… dished out a career-best eight dimes with 15 points and a season-high four steals against Trinidad State JC (Feb. 5)… also piled up four takeaways against McCook CC (Apr. 8)… scored in double digits in 22 contests, including 15 or more 19 times, 20 or more 10 times, and 30 or more in four tilts… drilled at least one 3-pointer in all 23 games and multiple treys in 18 affairs… snagged four or more rebounds 12 times… racked up four or more assists in 11 games… collected multiple steals eight times.

2019-20 (Freshman – Laramie County CC): Oliver played and started in 28 of the team’s 29 games… averaged 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.7 steals per game… led the team in scoring, 3-point field goals, 3-point field goal percentage, and free-throw percentage… shot 43.8 percent from the floor, 37.4 percent from distance, and 84.1 percent from the charity stripe… made his collegiate debut with 14 points against Northeastern JC (Nov. 1)… dropped a program-record 51 points against Northwest College (Jan. 29), sinking nine triples for the second-highest total in school history and converting 8-of-11 attempts at the charity stripe… followed the performance with another 27 points at Casper College (Feb. 1)… scored 36 points against Western Wyoming CC (Feb. 12)… hauled in a season-high seven rebounds three times… dished out a season-best six assists during his 51-point outburst… registered a season-best three steals against Utah State Eastern (Nov. 2) while pouring in 29 points… scored in double figures in 26 games, including 15 or more 20 times and 20 or more in 11 contests… made at least one triple in 26 tilts, including multiple treys in 18 games… snagged four or more rebounds 11 times… dished our four or more assists in three games… recorded multiple steals four times.

High School: Oliver lettered at Cheyenne East High School in Cheyenne, Wyo., playing all four years… finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,789 points… named the 2019 Mr. Basketball Award winner and the 2019 Wyoming Gatorade Player for the Year… earned Class 4A All-State and Class 4A All-East Conference honors three times each… named the Class 4A East Conference Player of the Year as a senior… led CEHS to a regional title in 2018… selected to compete in the Wyoming-Montana All-Star basketball series… averaged 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.4 steals per game as a senior… as a junior, averaged 20.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game… posted 17.1 points per game as a sophomore and 9.4 points per game as a freshman.

Personal: Son of Carol and James Oliver… born in Cheyenne, Wyo. On December 11, 2000… full name is Erik John Oliver… brother, Elijah, played basketball at Laramie County Community College from 2016-18 (finishing fifth on the team’s all-time scoring list with 1,031 points), at Colorado Christian University from 2019-20, and at the University of Providence from 2021-22.

Academic: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

Honors & Awards:

  • 2019-20 NJCAA DI National Player of the Week (Feb. 5)
  • 2020-21 All-Region IX First Team
  • 2020-21 Region IX North co-Player of the Year
  • 2020-21 NJCAA DI All-American Honorable Mention

*Indicates extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.

Recent Games
Feb 16 Lindenwood W, 77-68
Feb 18 UT Martin L, 100-91
Feb 23 at Southern Indiana W, 82-79
Feb 25 at Eastern Illinois W, 75-66
Mar 3 vs. UT Martin W, 78-63
Mar 4 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 89-82
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 27 14
Games started 8 -
Minutes 596 241
Minutes per game 22.1 17.2
FG 68-163 23-63
FG Pct 41.7 36.5
3PT 27-93 11-37
3PT Pct 29.0 29.7
FT 11-16 6-9
FT Pct 68.8 66.7
Off rebounds 9 3
Def rebounds 61 30
Total rebounds 70 33
Rebounds per game 2.6 2.4
Personal fouls 26 8
Disqualifications - -
Assists 29 5
Turnovers 23 11
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 0.5
Steals 13 8
Blocks 2 0
Points 174 63
Points per game 6.4 4.5
Points per 40 min 11.7 10.5
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 27 Cumberland W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at #11 Tennessee L, 75-43 - 24 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 10 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-48 1 19 7-8 87.5 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 19
Nov 14 at Marshall L, 91-65 1 26 4-9 44.4 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 10
Nov 17 Coppin State L, 90-85 1 39 6-13 46.2 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 14
Nov 20 ETSU W, 69-62 1 36 3-8 37.5 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 8
Nov 22 Truett McConnell W, 84-48 1 21 5-7 71.4 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 12
Nov 27 at Northern Kentucky L, 85-77 1 38 3-8 37.5 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 8
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 81-74 1 32 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Dec 3 at Butler L, 80-66 - 21 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 at Troy L, 87-64 - 19 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 at Lipscomb L, 64-63 - 26 3-7 42.9 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 7
Dec 17 Western Carolina L, 75-65 - 27 3-8 37.5 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 20 Kentucky Christian W, 104-72 1 27 5-12 41.7 2-8 25.0 1-1 100.0 13
Dec 29 at SIUE L, 64-51 - 18 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 31 at Lindenwood L, 82-64 - 26 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 5 Eastern Illinois W, 70-49 - 20 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Jan 7 at UT Martin W, 84-80 - 13 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Jan 12 Morehead State W, 79-62 - 20 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 14 Tennessee State W, 71-63 - 25 2-8 25.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 19 at Little Rock W, 77-75 - 20 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 21 at Southeast Missouri L, 84-77 - 30 6-10 60.0 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 13
Jan 26 SIUE W, 80-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Little Rock L, 91-89 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 2 at Morehead State L, 64-45 - 16 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Feb 4 Southeast Missouri W, 82-80 - 16 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 0-2 0.0 8
Feb 9 Southern Indiana W, 84-69 - 21 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 11 at Tennessee State L, 67-53 - 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 Lindenwood W, 77-68 - 3 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 18 UT Martin L, 100-91 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Southern Indiana W, 82-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Eastern Illinois W, 75-66 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. UT Martin W, 78-63 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 89-82 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 27 Cumberland W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at #11 Tennessee L, 75-43 - 24 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 -
Nov 10 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-48 1 19 2 1 3 2 0 - 1 0 2 -
Nov 14 at Marshall L, 91-65 1 26 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Nov 17 Coppin State L, 90-85 1 39 1 1 2 5 2 2.5 1 0 1 -
Nov 20 ETSU W, 69-62 1 36 0 7 7 3 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 22 Truett McConnell W, 84-48 1 21 0 2 2 1 0 - 1 0 0 -
Nov 27 at Northern Kentucky L, 85-77 1 38 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 81-74 1 32 1 3 4 3 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 3 at Butler L, 80-66 - 21 1 2 3 5 0 - 0 0 2 -
Dec 10 at Troy L, 87-64 - 19 0 4 4 0 1 0.0 0 1 2 -
Dec 14 at Lipscomb L, 64-63 - 26 0 3 3 1 2 0.5 0 1 2 -
Dec 17 Western Carolina L, 75-65 - 27 0 1 1 1 2 0.5 0 0 4 -
Dec 20 Kentucky Christian W, 104-72 1 27 1 3 4 3 3 1.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 29 at SIUE L, 64-51 - 18 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Dec 31 at Lindenwood L, 82-64 - 26 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 5 Eastern Illinois W, 70-49 - 20 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 7 at UT Martin W, 84-80 - 13 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 12 Morehead State W, 79-62 - 20 1 3 4 4 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 14 Tennessee State W, 71-63 - 25 1 4 5 0 0 - 2 0 1 -
Jan 19 at Little Rock W, 77-75 - 20 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 21 at Southeast Missouri L, 84-77 - 30 0 4 4 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 26 SIUE W, 80-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Little Rock L, 91-89 - 2 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 2 at Morehead State L, 64-45 - 16 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 4 Southeast Missouri W, 82-80 - 16 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 2 0 2 -
Feb 9 Southern Indiana W, 84-69 - 21 0 3 3 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 -
Feb 11 at Tennessee State L, 67-53 - 11 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 16 Lindenwood W, 77-68 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 18 UT Martin L, 100-91 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Southern Indiana W, 82-79 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Eastern Illinois W, 75-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. UT Martin W, 78-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 89-82 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 27 8 22.1 2.5-6.0 41.7 1.0-3.4 29.0 0.4-0.6 68.8 6.4
Total 27 8 22.1 2.5-6.0 41.7 1.0-3.4 29.0 0.4-0.6 68.8 6.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 27 8 596 68-163 41.7 27-93 29.0 11-16 68.8 174
Total 27 8 596 68-163 41.7 27-93 29.0 11-16 68.8 174
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 27 8 22.1 4.6-10.9 41.7 1.8-6.2 29.0 0.7-1.1 68.8 11.7
Total 27 8 22.1 4.6-10.9 41.7 1.8-6.2 29.0 0.7-1.1 68.8 11.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 27 8 22.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.0 - 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.1
Total 27 8 22.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.0 - 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 27 8 596 9 61 70 26 - 29 23 1.3 13 2
Total 27 8 596 9 61 70 26 - 29 23 1.3 13 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 27 8 22.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 1.7 0.0 1.9 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.1
Total 27 8 22.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 1.7 0.0 1.9 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 27 8 22.1 2.5-6.0 41.7 1.0-3.4 29.0 0.4-0.6 68.8 6.4
Conference 14 - 17.2 1.6-4.5 36.5 0.8-2.6 29.7 0.4-0.6 66.7 4.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 6 22.0 3.2-6.8 47.4 1.4-3.9 34.5 0.4-0.6 66.7 8.2
Away 13 2 22.2 1.8-5.2 33.8 0.6-2.9 21.1 0.4-0.5 71.4 4.5
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 12 4 20.1 3.0-6.2 48.6 1.5-3.8 39.1 0.5-0.8 66.7 8.0
Losses 15 4 23.7 2.1-5.9 36.0 0.6-3.1 19.1 0.3-0.5 71.4 5.2
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November 8 7 29.4 4.2-8.1 52.3 1.8-4.5 38.9 0.4-0.6 60.0 10.6
December 7 1 23.4 1.7-6.6 26.1 0.4-3.9 11.1 0.3-0.3 100.0 4.1
January 7 - 18.6 2.4-5.7 42.5 0.9-2.9 30.0 0.4-0.4 100.0 6.1
February 5 - 13.4 1.0-2.4 41.7 0.8-2.0 40.0 0.6-1.2 50.0 3.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 27 8 596 68-163 41.7 27-93 29.0 11-16 68.8 174
Conference 14 - 241 23-63 36.5 11-37 29.7 6-9 66.7 63
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 14 6 308 45-95 47.4 19-55 34.5 6-9 66.7 115
Away 13 2 288 23-68 33.8 8-38 21.1 5-7 71.4 59
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 12 4 241 36-74 48.6 18-46 39.1 6-9 66.7 96
Losses 15 4 355 32-89 36.0 9-47 19.1 5-7 71.4 78
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November 8 7 235 34-65 52.3 14-36 38.9 3-5 60.0 85
December 7 1 164 12-46 26.1 3-27 11.1 2-2 100.0 29
January 7 - 130 17-40 42.5 6-20 30.0 3-3 100.0 43
February 5 - 67 5-12 41.7 4-10 40.0 3-6 50.0 17
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 27 8 22.1 4.6-10.9 41.7 1.8-6.2 29.0 0.7-1.1 68.8 11.7
Conference 14 - 17.2 3.8-10.5 36.5 1.8-6.1 29.7 1.0-1.5 66.7 10.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 6 22.0 5.8-12.3 47.4 2.5-7.1 34.5 0.8-1.2 66.7 14.9
Away 13 2 22.2 3.2-9.4 33.8 1.1-5.3 21.1 0.7-1.0 71.4 8.2
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 12 4 20.1 6.0-12.3 48.6 3.0-7.6 39.1 1.0-1.5 66.7 15.9
Losses 15 4 23.7 3.6-10.0 36.0 1.0-5.3 19.1 0.6-0.8 71.4 8.8
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November 8 7 29.4 5.8-11.1 52.3 2.4-6.1 38.9 0.5-0.9 60.0 14.5
December 7 1 23.4 2.9-11.2 26.1 0.7-6.6 11.1 0.5-0.5 100.0 7.1
January 7 - 18.6 5.2-12.3 42.5 1.8-6.2 30.0 0.9-0.9 100.0 13.2
February 5 - 13.4 3.0-7.2 41.7 2.4-6.0 40.0 1.8-3.6 50.0 10.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 27 8 22.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.0 - 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.1
Conference 14 - 17.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 0.6 - 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 6 22.0 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.1 - 1.6 0.9 1.9 0.6 0.0
Away 13 2 22.2 0.2 2.2 2.3 0.8 - 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 12 4 20.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.8 - 1.2 0.8 1.6 0.7 0.0
Losses 15 4 23.7 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.1 - 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.1
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November 8 7 29.4 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.6 - 1.8 0.5 3.5 0.6 0.0
December 7 1 23.4 0.4 2.4 2.9 2.1 - 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.3
January 7 - 18.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 0.4 - 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.0
February 5 - 13.4 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.6 - 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 27 8 596 9 61 70 26 - 29 23 1.3 13 2
Conference 14 - 241 3 30 33 8 - 5 11 0.5 8 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 6 308 7 33 40 15 - 23 12 1.9 9 0
Away 13 2 288 2 28 30 11 - 6 11 0.5 4 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 12 4 241 5 29 34 10 - 14 9 1.6 8 0
Losses 15 4 355 4 32 36 16 - 15 14 1.1 5 2
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November 8 7 235 4 18 22 5 - 14 4 3.5 5 0
December 7 1 164 3 17 20 15 - 10 10 1.0 1 2
January 7 - 130 2 16 18 3 - 5 5 1.0 4 0
February 5 - 67 0 10 10 3 - 0 4 0.0 3 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 27 8 22.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 1.7 0.0 1.9 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.1
Conference 14 - 17.2 0.5 5.0 5.5 1.3 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.5 1.3 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 6 22.0 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.9 0.0 3.0 1.6 1.9 1.2 0.0
Away 13 2 22.2 0.3 3.9 4.2 1.5 0.0 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 12 4 20.1 0.8 4.8 5.6 1.7 0.0 2.3 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.0
Losses 15 4 23.7 0.5 3.6 4.1 1.8 0.0 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.2
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November 8 7 29.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 0.9 0.0 2.4 0.7 3.5 0.9 0.0
December 7 1 23.4 0.7 4.1 4.9 3.7 0.0 2.4 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.5
January 7 - 18.6 0.6 4.9 5.5 0.9 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.2 0.0
February 5 - 13.4 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.8 0.0