| Height: | 6-7 |
| Weight: | 195 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Pikeville, Ky. |
| Position: | F |
| Previous School: | Pikeville HS |
2023-24: Samons appeared in 23 of Tech’s 31 contests during the year, averaging 14.1 minutes per game… averaged 3.0 points and 0.9 rebounds per game… shot 40.0 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from distance, and finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the charity stripe… made his collegiate debut with two boards in 10 minutes off the bench at #9 Tennessee (Nov. 6)… dropped a season-high 20 points on perfect shooting against Alice Lloyd (Dec. 3), finishing 6-for-6 from the floor, 5-for-5 from beyond the arc, and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line… hauled in a season-high four rebounds with two dimes at UT Martin (Feb. 29)… scored 10 points with two dimes against Southern Indiana (Feb. 1)… sunk at least one triple in nine contests.
High School: Samons competed at Pikeville High School in Pikeville, Ky. for head coach Elisha Justice… helped lead Pikeville to four straight district championships, two Kentucky All “A” Region titles, an All “A” State crown, and a Region 15 championship… earned Louisville Courier-Journal All-State Second Team honors and Appalachian Newspapers Inc. All-Mountain First Team accolades… named KABC Region 15 Player of the Year, Appalachian Newspapers Inc. All-Mountain Player of the Year, Retaliation Mountain Sports Boys Player of the Year, and the 2022 All “A” State Championship MVP as a senior… selected as the Region 15 Mr. Basketball candidate for 2022-23… scored 2,351 points, hauled in 668 rebounds, and drained more than 331 triples over his career… dropped 50 points in a contest during his injury-shortened sophomore season in 2020-21… broke the PHS record for 3-pointers in a game with 11… averaged 22.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior… also as a senior, drained 89 shots from distance on 43.6 percent effiency… during his junior campaign, shot 46 percent from deep while averaging 15.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Personal: Son of Jessica and Ronnie Samons… born in Prestonburg, Ky. on October 7, 2003… full name is Rylee Trey Samons.
Academic: Majoring in business management… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.
Honors & Awards:
- 2023-24 OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 4)
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 83-69 |
| Feb 20 | UT Martin | W, 71-66 |
| Feb 22 | Tennessee State | W, 77-74 |
| Feb 27 | Western Illinois | L, 82-69 |
| Mar 1 | Lindenwood | L, 76-74 |
| Mar 5 | vs. UT Martin | L, 70-67 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 1 | - | ||
| Games started | - | - | ||
| Minutes | 2 | - | ||
| Minutes per game | 2.0 | - | ||
| FG | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| FG Pct | - | - | ||
| 3PT | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 3PT Pct | - | - | ||
| FT | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| FT Pct | - | - | ||
| Off rebounds | 0 | - | ||
| Def rebounds | 1 | - | ||
| Total rebounds | 1 | - | ||
| Rebounds per game | 1.0 | - | ||
| Personal fouls | 0 | - | ||
| Disqualifications | 0 | - | ||
| Assists | 0 | - | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | - | ||
| Assist to turnover ratio | - | - | ||
| Steals | 0 | - | ||
| Blocks | 0 | - | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points per game | 0.0 | - | ||
| Points per 40 min | 0.0 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | Austin Peay | L, 90-80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Oakland City | W, 100-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | at Georgia | L, 83-78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | Bryan College | W, 89-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | West Georgia | W, 76-73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 15 | vs. VMI | W, 72-71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | vs. UTRGV | L, 83-58 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at UCF | L, 80-69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 27 | Presbyterian | W, 90-75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 29 | at Vanderbilt | L, 87-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 4 | at North Alabama | L, 82-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 7 | at West Georgia | L, 78-73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 17 | at Western Illinois | L, 71-68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 19 | at Lindenwood | W, 79-73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 29 | Milligan | W, 95-75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2 | Southern Indiana | W, 68-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 4 | Morehead State | W, 74-55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 9 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 69-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 11 | at SIUE | L, 67-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 16 | Southeast Missouri | L, 77-70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 18 | Little Rock | L, 77-71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 23 | at Tennessee State | L, 89-77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 25 | at UT Martin | W, 89-85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 30 | at Morehead State | W, 72-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | at Southern Indiana | W, 78-65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 6 | SIUE | L, 75-58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 8 | Eastern Illinois | W, 59-54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 13 | at Little Rock | L, 79-75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 15 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 83-69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 20 | UT Martin | W, 71-66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | Tennessee State | W, 77-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 27 | Western Illinois | L, 82-69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lindenwood | L, 76-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 5 | vs. UT Martin | L, 70-67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk | pf | dq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | Austin Peay | L, 90-80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Oakland City | W, 100-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | at Georgia | L, 83-78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | Bryan College | W, 89-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | West Georgia | W, 76-73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 15 | vs. VMI | W, 72-71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | vs. UTRGV | L, 83-58 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at UCF | L, 80-69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 27 | Presbyterian | W, 90-75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 29 | at Vanderbilt | L, 87-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 4 | at North Alabama | L, 82-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 7 | at West Georgia | L, 78-73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 17 | at Western Illinois | L, 71-68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 19 | at Lindenwood | W, 79-73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 29 | Milligan | W, 95-75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2 | Southern Indiana | W, 68-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 4 | Morehead State | W, 74-55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 9 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 69-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 11 | at SIUE | L, 67-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 16 | Southeast Missouri | L, 77-70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 18 | Little Rock | L, 77-71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 23 | at Tennessee State | L, 89-77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 25 | at UT Martin | W, 89-85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 30 | at Morehead State | W, 72-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | at Southern Indiana | W, 78-65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 6 | SIUE | L, 75-58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 8 | Eastern Illinois | W, 59-54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 13 | at Little Rock | L, 79-75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 15 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 83-69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 20 | UT Martin | W, 71-66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | Tennessee State | W, 77-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 27 | Western Illinois | L, 82-69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lindenwood | L, 76-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 5 | vs. UT Martin | L, 70-67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23 | - | 14.0 | 1.0-2.6 | 40.0 | 0.8-2.1 | 38.8 | 0.1-0.1 | 100.0 | 3.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
| Total | 24 | - | 13.5 | 1.0-2.5 | 40.0 | 0.8-2.0 | 38.8 | 0.1-0.1 | 100.0 | 2.9 |
| gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23 | - | 322 | 24-60 | 40.0 | 19-49 | 38.8 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 70 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Total | 24 | - | 324 | 24-60 | 40.0 | 19-49 | 38.8 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 70 |
| gp | gs | min/g | fg/40 | pct | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pct | pts/40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23 | - | 14.0 | 3.0-7.5 | 40.0 | 2.4-6.1 | 38.8 | 0.4-0.4 | 100.0 | 8.7 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
| Total | 24 | - | 13.5 | 3.0-7.4 | 40.0 | 2.3-6.0 | 38.8 | 0.4-0.4 | 100.0 | 8.6 |
| gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23 | - | 14.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | - | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 24 | - | 13.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| gp | gs | min | off | def | reb | pf | dq | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23 | - | 322 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 27 | - | 10 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | - | 324 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 |
| gp | gs | mpg | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | pf/40 | dq/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | a/to | stl/40 | blk/40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23 | - | 14.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 24 | - | 13.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
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| Home | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
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| Wins | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
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| November | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
| gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
- | ||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Away | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
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| Wins | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
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| November | 1 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| gp | gs | min/g | fg/40 | pct | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pct | pts/40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
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| Home | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
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| Wins | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
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| November | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 |
| gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| November | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| gp | gs | min | off | def | reb | pf | dq | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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| November | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 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 | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| November | 1 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
