4 Jr. Clay
4 - Jr. Clay
Height: 6-0
Weight: 160
Year: So.
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Position: G
Previous School: The McCallie School
gp 31
pts/g 13.4
fg % 41.1
3pt % 32.7
ft % 74.3
reb/g 3.6
a/g 3.9

2018-19 (Freshman): Clay played in 29 of the team’s 31 games on the year, making 19 starts and missing just two games due to injury… led the team in scoring with 14.4 points over 31.6 minutes per game… ranked fourth in the league with 4.3 assists per game, accounting for a team-high 124 on the year… set the program’s freshman steals record with a team-best 51, which ranked fifth in the OVC… hauled in 3.8 rebounds per game… shot an impressive 39.4 percent from 3-point range, sinking 39-of-99 tries… connected for a team-high 100 free throws on 139 attempts for a 71.9 percent mark… scored his first collegiate points in the season-opener at Memphis (Nov. 6)… dropped a season-high 26 points at Morehead State (Jan. 24)… narrowly missed a double-double in his first collegiate start, scoring 14 points and dishing out a season-best nine assists against Warren Wilson (Dec. 6)… flirted with a triple-double at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 26), accounting for 22 points and eight assists while tying his season-high of nine rebounds… also snagged nine boards against Winthrop (Nov. 28)… drained 11-of-12 free-throw attempts on his way to 22 points while playing a season-high 42 minutes at Southeast Missouri (Feb. 7)… his season-high of five steals at Kennesaw State represented the most by a Tech freshman since 2013-14… joined fellow rookies Jared Sherfield and Hunter Vick to represent the program’s first freshman class to have three players with 20 points in at least one game… tallied 20+ points in seven games, the second-most by a Tech freshman in program history… also turned in the second-most double-figure scoring performances by a Golden Eagle freshman with 24 on the year, missing Earl Wise’s mark of 25 by one… joined fellow freshman Hunter Vick as the first pair of Golden Eagle rookies to average double figures since 1978-79… his 14.4 points per game ranked as the second-highest freshman scoring average in program history… one of just 15 freshman, including teammate Hunter Vick, to post multiple 20-point outings in a single season… led Tech in scoring a team-high 11 times and led the team in assists in 21 games.

High School: Clay prepped as a point guard under John Shulman at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn…. averaged 20 points and seven assists per game as a senior… led McCallie to a school-record 27 wins and appearance in the state championship game as a junior, scoring 35 points on 10-of-12 shooting in the semifinal victory over Montgomery Bell Academy… named a finalist for the TSSAA Division II Class AA Mr. Basketball award as a junior and again as a senior… earned All-State honors and All-Region honors four times… named the MVP of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps tournament three times… collected Best of Preps Player of the Year honors… selected to the Arby’s Classic All-Tournament Team… scored over 1800 points in his high school career.

Personal: Son of Naketa and Ardarryl Clay Sr.… born February 23, 2000… full name is Ardarryl Clay Jr…. sister, Chadarryl, played basketball at Auburn and VCU.

Academic: Majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

Honors & Awards:

  • 2018-19 All-OVC Second Team
  • 2018-19 OVC All-Newcomer Team
  • Two-time OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 3, Jan. 28)
Recent Games
Feb 13 Jacksonville State W, 75-74
Feb 15 at Tennessee State L, 70-55
Feb 20 UT Martin W, 78-65
Feb 22 Southeast Missouri W, 71-62
Feb 27 at Belmont L, 65-62
Feb 29 at Jacksonville State L, 75-71
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 31 18
Games started 28 17
Minutes 917 571
Minutes per game 29.6 31.7
FG 145-353 95-231
FG Pct 41.1 41.1
3PT 48-147 35-97
3PT Pct 32.7 36.1
FT 78-105 56-73
FT Pct 74.3 76.7
Off rebounds 18 11
Def rebounds 95 59
Total rebounds 113 70
Rebounds per game 3.6 3.9
Personal fouls 37 26
Disqualifications - -
Assists 121 79
Turnovers 96 50
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 1.6
Steals 56 37
Blocks 5 4
Points 416 281
Points per game 13.4 15.6
Points per 40 min 18.1 19.7
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 29 Bryan College W, 84-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at WKU L, 76-64 1 27 2-8 25.0 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Nov 9 Martin Methodist W, 83-70 1 35 5-10 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 13
Nov 12 Wright State L, 85-80 1 34 4-10 40.0 0-4 0.0 4-6 66.7 12
Nov 15 at UNCG L, 64-30 1 16 2-10 20.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 16 vs. App State L, 69-47 1 27 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 17 vs. Montana State L, 52-39 1 20 1-7 14.3 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 21 at Winthrop W, 61-58 - 25 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 25 Lipscomb L, 78-65 - 27 6-12 50.0 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 17
Dec 2 Reinhardt W, 86-47 1 25 6-10 60.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 15
Dec 8 at Ohio L, 81-54 1 20 5-11 45.5 1-4 25.0 3-3 100.0 14
Dec 17 at Lipscomb L, 78-60 1 35 6-11 54.5 2-5 40.0 2-6 33.3 16
Dec 21 Western Carolina L, 89-76 1 28 6-11 54.5 0-2 0.0 5-6 83.3 17
Dec 29 at Ole Miss L, 80-63 1 27 5-13 38.5 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 13
Jan 2 at Eastern Kentucky L, 74-59 1 29 4-12 33.3 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 11
Jan 4 at Morehead State L, 83-72 1 27 6-15 40.0 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 17
Jan 9 Austin Peay L, 75-62 1 35 8-15 53.3 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 20
Jan 11 Murray State L, 81-69 1 35 5-11 45.5 2-3 66.7 6-6 100.0 18
Jan 16 at SIUE W, 72-69 1 35 5-10 50.0 0-3 0.0 4-5 80.0 14
Jan 18 at Eastern Illinois L, 84-59 1 24 7-14 50.0 3-6 50.0 5-6 83.3 22
Jan 23 Morehead State W, 71-59 1 35 7-12 58.3 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 18
Jan 25 Eastern Kentucky L, 80-74 1 31 5-11 45.5 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 14
Jan 30 Belmont L, 92-84 1 31 7-12 58.3 1-4 25.0 4-5 80.0 19
Feb 1 Tennessee State L, 72-67 1 38 7-21 33.3 3-11 27.3 4-6 66.7 21
Feb 6 at UT Martin L, 74-62 1 30 7-15 46.7 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 17
Feb 8 at Southeast Missouri W, 62-60 1 24 4-11 36.4 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 11
Feb 13 Jacksonville State W, 75-74 1 31 3-13 23.1 2-5 40.0 5-7 71.4 13
Feb 15 at Tennessee State L, 70-55 1 29 6-16 37.5 1-7 14.3 3-5 60.0 16
Feb 20 UT Martin W, 78-65 1 36 3-11 27.3 1-7 14.3 7-8 87.5 14
Feb 22 Southeast Missouri W, 71-62 - 32 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 3-3 100.0 12
Feb 27 at Belmont L, 65-62 1 37 5-12 41.7 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 12
Feb 29 at Jacksonville State L, 75-71 1 32 2-13 15.4 2-7 28.6 6-6 100.0 12
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 29 Bryan College W, 84-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at WKU L, 76-64 1 27 1 2 3 2 5 0.4 2 0 0 -
Nov 9 Martin Methodist W, 83-70 1 35 1 4 5 6 4 1.5 4 0 0 -
Nov 12 Wright State L, 85-80 1 34 0 3 3 2 4 0.5 0 0 1 -
Nov 15 at UNCG L, 64-30 1 16 2 6 8 1 4 0.3 0 0 0 -
Nov 16 vs. App State L, 69-47 1 27 1 1 2 4 7 0.6 0 0 0 -
Nov 17 vs. Montana State L, 52-39 1 20 1 2 3 1 3 0.3 1 0 1 -
Nov 21 at Winthrop W, 61-58 - 25 0 1 1 9 5 1.8 1 0 2 -
Nov 25 Lipscomb L, 78-65 - 27 0 1 1 2 1 2.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 2 Reinhardt W, 86-47 1 25 0 8 8 6 3 2.0 2 0 2 -
Dec 8 at Ohio L, 81-54 1 20 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 0 2 -
Dec 17 at Lipscomb L, 78-60 1 35 0 1 1 1 4 0.3 1 0 0 -
Dec 21 Western Carolina L, 89-76 1 28 1 2 3 5 1 5.0 5 1 0 -
Dec 29 at Ole Miss L, 80-63 1 27 0 4 4 3 5 0.6 1 0 1 -
Jan 2 at Eastern Kentucky L, 74-59 1 29 2 6 8 3 4 0.8 1 0 1 -
Jan 4 at Morehead State L, 83-72 1 27 1 3 4 3 0 - 1 2 1 -
Jan 9 Austin Peay L, 75-62 1 35 0 2 2 4 5 0.8 2 0 0 -
Jan 11 Murray State L, 81-69 1 35 0 2 2 4 3 1.3 3 0 0 -
Jan 16 at SIUE W, 72-69 1 35 0 4 4 4 2 2.0 0 0 4 -
Jan 18 at Eastern Illinois L, 84-59 1 24 0 3 3 2 3 0.7 3 0 1 -
Jan 23 Morehead State W, 71-59 1 35 1 2 3 5 4 1.3 1 0 1 -
Jan 25 Eastern Kentucky L, 80-74 1 31 1 4 5 3 5 0.6 1 0 2 -
Jan 30 Belmont L, 92-84 1 31 0 5 5 8 3 2.7 2 1 4 -
Feb 1 Tennessee State L, 72-67 1 38 3 2 5 5 4 1.3 5 0 1 -
Feb 6 at UT Martin L, 74-62 1 30 0 2 2 6 1 6.0 3 0 2 -
Feb 8 at Southeast Missouri W, 62-60 1 24 1 3 4 3 5 0.6 0 0 4 -
Feb 13 Jacksonville State W, 75-74 1 31 0 0 0 7 2 3.5 3 1 1 -
Feb 15 at Tennessee State L, 70-55 1 29 1 8 9 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 20 UT Martin W, 78-65 1 36 0 3 3 7 0 - 3 0 0 -
Feb 22 Southeast Missouri W, 71-62 - 32 0 3 3 7 2 3.5 4 0 0 -
Feb 27 at Belmont L, 65-62 1 37 0 4 4 3 2 1.5 3 0 1 -
Feb 29 at Jacksonville State L, 75-71 1 32 1 3 4 5 2 2.5 2 0 3 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 29 19 31.6 4.8-11.7 41.1 1.3-3.4 39.4 3.4-4.8 71.9 14.4
2019-20 31 28 29.6 4.7-11.4 41.1 1.5-4.7 32.7 2.5-3.4 74.3 13.4
2020-21 24 21 34.4 6.0-13.8 43.4 2.4-7.0 34.7 2.8-3.9 72.3 17.3
2021-22 32 16 29.6 4.6-12.2 37.8 1.8-5.6 32.0 2.0-2.8 70.0 12.9
Total 116 84 31.1 5.0-12.2 40.7 1.7-5.1 34.2 2.7-3.7 72.2 14.3
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 29 19 916 139-338 41.1 39-99 39.4 100-139 71.9 417
2019-20 31 28 917 145-353 41.1 48-147 32.7 78-105 74.3 416
2020-21 24 21 825 144-332 43.4 58-167 34.7 68-94 72.3 414
2021-22 32 16 946 147-389 37.8 57-178 32.0 63-90 70.0 414
Total 116 84 3604 575-1412 40.7 202-591 34.2 309-428 72.2 1661
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 29 19 31.6 6.1-14.8 41.1 1.7-4.3 39.4 4.4-6.1 71.9 18.2
2019-20 31 28 29.6 6.3-15.4 41.1 2.1-6.4 32.7 3.4-4.6 74.3 18.1
2020-21 24 21 34.4 7.0-16.1 43.4 2.8-8.1 34.7 3.3-4.6 72.3 20.1
2021-22 32 16 29.6 6.2-16.4 37.8 2.4-7.5 32.0 2.7-3.8 70.0 17.5
Total 116 84 31.1 6.4-15.7 40.7 2.2-6.6 34.2 3.4-4.8 72.2 18.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2018-19 29 19 31.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.8 - 4.3 4.0 1.1 1.8 0.1
2019-20 31 28 29.6 0.6 3.1 3.6 1.2 - 3.9 3.1 1.3 1.8 0.2
2020-21 24 21 34.4 0.5 2.3 2.9 1.6 - 3.7 2.8 1.3 1.8 0.2
2021-22 32 16 29.6 0.6 2.4 2.9 1.4 0.0 3.7 2.3 1.6 1.6 0.3
Total 116 84 31.1 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.5 0.0 3.9 3.0 1.3 1.7 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 29 19 916 24 86 110 52 - 124 116 1.1 51 4
2019-20 31 28 917 18 95 113 37 - 121 96 1.3 56 5
2020-21 24 21 825 13 56 69 39 - 88 68 1.3 43 4
2021-22 32 16 946 18 76 94 44 0 118 72 1.6 52 8
Total 116 84 3604 73 313 386 172 0 451 352 1.3 202 21
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 29 19 31.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.3 0.0 5.4 5.1 1.1 2.2 0.2
2019-20 31 28 29.6 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.6 0.0 5.3 4.2 1.3 2.4 0.2
2020-21 24 21 34.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.9 0.0 4.3 3.3 1.3 2.1 0.2
2021-22 32 16 29.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.9 0.0 5.0 3.0 1.6 2.2 0.3
Total 116 84 31.1 0.8 3.5 4.3 1.9 0.0 5.0 3.9 1.3 2.2 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 31 28 29.6 4.7-11.4 41.1 1.5-4.7 32.7 2.5-3.4 74.3 13.4
Conference 18 17 31.7 5.3-12.8 41.1 1.9-5.4 36.1 3.1-4.1 76.7 15.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 12 32.4 5.4-11.9 45.8 1.9-4.9 39.1 3.1-4.1 77.2 15.9
Away 15 14 27.8 4.5-11.7 38.1 1.3-4.7 28.2 2.3-3.2 70.8 12.5
Neutral 2 2 23.5 1.0-5.5 18.2 0.5-3.5 14.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.5
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Wins 9 7 30.9 4.2-9.9 42.7 1.3-3.9 34.3 2.7-3.6 75.0 12.4
Losses 22 21 29.0 4.9-12.0 40.5 1.6-5.1 32.1 2.5-3.3 74.0 13.8
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November 8 6 26.4 2.8-8.2 33.3 0.8-3.8 20.0 1.2-1.8 71.4 7.5
December 5 5 27.0 5.6-11.2 50.0 1.4-4.0 35.0 2.4-3.6 66.7 15.0
January 9 9 31.3 6.0-12.4 48.2 2.1-4.4 47.5 2.9-3.8 76.5 17.0
February 9 8 32.1 4.6-13.2 34.5 1.8-6.3 28.1 3.3-4.3 76.9 14.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 31 28 917 145-353 41.1 48-147 32.7 78-105 74.3 416
Conference 18 17 571 95-231 41.1 35-97 36.1 56-73 76.7 281
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 14 12 453 76-166 45.8 27-69 39.1 44-57 77.2 223
Away 15 14 417 67-176 38.1 20-71 28.2 34-48 70.8 188
Neutral 2 2 47 2-11 18.2 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 5
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Wins 9 7 278 38-89 42.7 12-35 34.3 24-32 75.0 112
Losses 22 21 639 107-264 40.5 36-112 32.1 54-73 74.0 304
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November 8 6 211 22-66 33.3 6-30 20.0 10-14 71.4 60
December 5 5 135 28-56 50.0 7-20 35.0 12-18 66.7 75
January 9 9 282 54-112 48.2 19-40 47.5 26-34 76.5 153
February 9 8 289 41-119 34.5 16-57 28.1 30-39 76.9 128
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 31 28 29.6 6.3-15.4 41.1 2.1-6.4 32.7 3.4-4.6 74.3 18.1
Conference 18 17 31.7 6.7-16.2 41.1 2.5-6.8 36.1 3.9-5.1 76.7 19.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 12 32.4 6.7-14.7 45.8 2.4-6.1 39.1 3.9-5.0 77.2 19.7
Away 15 14 27.8 6.4-16.9 38.1 1.9-6.8 28.2 3.3-4.6 70.8 18.0
Neutral 2 2 23.5 1.7-9.4 18.2 0.9-6.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 - 4.3
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Wins 9 7 30.9 5.5-12.8 42.7 1.7-5.0 34.3 3.5-4.6 75.0 16.1
Losses 22 21 29.0 6.7-16.5 40.5 2.3-7.0 32.1 3.4-4.6 74.0 19.0
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November 8 6 26.4 4.2-12.5 33.3 1.1-5.7 20.0 1.9-2.7 71.4 11.4
December 5 5 27.0 8.3-16.6 50.0 2.1-5.9 35.0 3.6-5.3 66.7 22.2
January 9 9 31.3 7.7-15.9 48.2 2.7-5.7 47.5 3.7-4.8 76.5 21.7
February 9 8 32.1 5.7-16.5 34.5 2.2-7.9 28.1 4.2-5.4 76.9 17.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 31 28 29.6 0.6 3.1 3.6 1.2 - 3.9 3.1 1.3 1.8 0.2
Conference 18 17 31.7 0.6 3.3 3.9 1.4 - 4.4 2.8 1.6 2.1 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 12 32.4 0.5 2.9 3.4 1.0 - 5.1 2.9 1.7 2.5 0.2
Away 15 14 27.8 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.5 - 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.3 0.1
Neutral 2 2 23.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.5 - 2.5 5.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
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Wins 9 7 30.9 0.3 3.1 3.4 1.6 - 6.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 0.1
Losses 22 21 29.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.0 - 3.0 3.1 1.0 1.7 0.2
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November 8 6 26.4 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.8 - 3.4 4.1 0.8 1.0 0.0
December 5 5 27.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 1.0 - 3.0 2.6 1.2 2.2 0.2
January 9 9 31.3 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.6 - 4.0 3.2 1.2 1.6 0.3
February 9 8 32.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.3 - 4.8 2.3 2.0 2.6 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 31 28 917 18 95 113 37 - 121 96 1.3 56 5
Conference 18 17 571 11 59 70 26 - 79 50 1.6 37 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 12 453 7 41 48 14 - 71 41 1.7 35 3
Away 15 14 417 9 51 60 22 - 45 45 1.0 20 2
Neutral 2 2 47 2 3 5 1 - 5 10 0.5 1 0
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Wins 9 7 278 3 28 31 14 - 54 27 2.0 18 1
Losses 22 21 639 15 67 82 23 - 67 69 1.0 38 4
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November 8 6 211 6 20 26 6 - 27 33 0.8 8 0
December 5 5 135 1 16 17 5 - 15 13 1.2 11 1
January 9 9 282 5 31 36 14 - 36 29 1.2 14 3
February 9 8 289 6 28 34 12 - 43 21 2.0 23 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 31 28 29.6 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.6 0.0 5.3 4.2 1.3 2.4 0.2
Conference 18 17 31.7 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.8 0.0 5.5 3.5 1.6 2.6 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 12 32.4 0.6 3.6 4.2 1.2 0.0 6.3 3.6 1.7 3.1 0.3
Away 15 14 27.8 0.9 4.9 5.8 2.1 0.0 4.3 4.3 1.0 1.9 0.2
Neutral 2 2 23.5 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.9 0.0 4.3 8.5 0.5 0.9 0.0
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Wins 9 7 30.9 0.4 4.0 4.5 2.0 0.0 7.8 3.9 2.0 2.6 0.1
Losses 22 21 29.0 0.9 4.2 5.1 1.4 0.0 4.2 4.3 1.0 2.4 0.3
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November 8 6 26.4 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 0.0 5.1 6.3 0.8 1.5 0.0
December 5 5 27.0 0.3 4.7 5.0 1.5 0.0 4.4 3.9 1.2 3.3 0.3
January 9 9 31.3 0.7 4.4 5.1 2.0 0.0 5.1 4.1 1.2 2.0 0.4
February 9 8 32.1 0.8 3.9 4.7 1.7 0.0 6.0 2.9 2.0 3.2 0.1