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Brandin Podziemski

22 Brandin Podziemski

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Greenfield, Wisc.
  • High School:
    St. John's Northwestern Academies
  • Previous College:
    Illinois
  • Position:
    G
gp 32
pts/g 19.9
fg % 48.3
3pt % 43.8
ft % 77.1
reb/g 8.8
a/g 3.7

WCC Co-Player of the Year (2022-23)
WCC Newcomer of the Year (2022-23)
NABC First Team and USBWA All-District (2022-23)
School-record 4x WCC Player of the Week (2022-23)
First Team All-WCC (2022-23)

AT SANTA CLARA: Made an immediate impact as one of the top players in the West Coast Conference in his first season with the Broncos. 

2022-23: Put together one of the finest seasons in program history as a sophomore transfer ... WCC Co-Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year (first player in WCC history to win both) ... First Team All-WCC ... First Team NABC All-District and USBWA All-District ... Lou Henson Award All-America and finalist ... School-record four-time WCC Player of the Week ... Started and played in 32 games ... Averaged 19.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game ... One of just three players in NCAA D1 to average 19/8/3 for the season ... Shot 48.3 percent from the floor and 43.8 percent from beyond the arc ... Led the WCC in rebounding and was third in scoring ... Posted a WCC-best 13 double-doubles (most by a Bronco since John Bryant in 2008-09) ... Led WCC and was fifth nationally in 3-point percentage (43.8) ... Led the league and was 17th nationally with 6.97 defensive boards per game ... Scored in double figures in all but three games, and had 15 games of 20 or more points with four 30-point games ... Began his Bronco Career with back-to-back 30-point outings (30 vs. Eastern Washington and 34 vs. Georgia Southern) ... Career-high 38 points on 13-of-21 FG (6-11 3PT) with nine rebounds vs. Pacific (1/28); tied for the 10th-highest scoring game in school history ... Career-high 18 rebounds to go with 23 points vs. Pepperdine (2/23) ... Closed out the season with double-doubles in five of last six games ... Was one assist shy of a triple-double vs. USF in the WCC Tournament (22 pts, 11 reb, 9 ast) ... 30 points in win over LMU (2/11) ... Scored 27 points on three occassions - vs. Iona (11/26), Sacramento State (12/3) and at Pepperdine (1/5) ... Finished the year with 636 points - fourth-most in program history and one of just four Broncos with a 600-point season (Jared Brownridge, Kevin Foster and Dennis Awtrey) ... His 3-point percentage also ranks as the fourth-best in program history. 

AT ILLINOIS: Played one season with the Illini in which he appeared in 16 games in a reserve role ... Averaged 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds ... Season-high seven points in back-to-back games vs. Saint Francis PA and Missouri.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-star recruit in the 2021 recruiting cycle ... Played three seasons of high school ball at St. John's Northwestern ... Finished his three-year career with 2,154 points to become to first player in Wisconsin state history to amass 2,000 points in just three varsity seasons ... Three-time Midwest Classic Conference Player of the Year (2019-21) ... Three-time first team all-conference (2019-21) ... Three-time WBCA Division 3 First Team All-State (2019-21) ... Averaged 22.5 points as a sophomore and 27.6 points as a junior ... Had a phenomenal senior campaign that saw him average 35.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 4.0 steals per game en route to being named both the 2021 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball and Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year ... Scored 947 points as a senior, which is the seventh-most in a single season in state history, while shooting 60.4 percent from the floor ... Led the state with 108 made 3-point buckets while shooting 43.4 percent from beyond the arc ... Set the school record for points in a game with a 50-point barrage against Pewaukee ... Made the 2021 WBCA All-Star Game ... 2021 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel All-Area First Team and USA Today Milwaukee High School Male Basketball Player of the Year ... Holds the school record and ranks 26th on the state's all-time career scoring list ... Was the No. 3 overall recruit from the state of Wisconsin (247 Sports) and ranked No. 63 (Rivals), No. 70 (Top247) and 107 (247Sports Composite) overall nationally. 

GET TO KNOW BRANDIN: Nickname is "Podz" ... Plans on majoring in business and marketing ... Was a member of the Dean's List for three-straight years (2019-21) ... Served as his high school's Director of Committee Affairs (2020) and Head of Innovation and Design Exemplary Leadership in Student Government (2021) ... Enjoys giving back to the basketball community through volunteering at camps in the summer. 

 

Recent Games
Feb 16 at BYU W, 81-74
Feb 18 at Portland W, 103-84
Feb 23 Pepperdine W, 91-82
Feb 25 at San Diego W, 81-63
Mar 4 vs. San Francisco L, 93-87
Mar 15 Sam Houston L, 58-56
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 32 15
Games started 32 15
Minutes 1152 531
Minutes per game 36.0 35.4
FG 222-460 115-219
FG Pct 48.3 52.5
3PT 81-185 44-86
3PT Pct 43.8 51.2
FT 111-144 47-65
FT Pct 77.1 72.3
Off rebounds 57 25
Def rebounds 223 108
Total rebounds 280 133
Rebounds per game 8.8 8.9
Personal fouls 61 28
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 117 53
Turnovers 73 31
Assist to turnover ratio 1.6 1.7
Steals 57 17
Blocks 15 7
Points 636 321
Points per game 19.9 21.4
Points per 40 min 22.1 24.2
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 Eastern Wash. W, 84-72 1 33 9-20 45.0 2-7 28.6 10-13 76.9 30
Nov 10 Georgia Southern W, 78-62 1 37 10-16 62.5 6-8 75.0 8-8 100.0 34
Nov 14 at Utah St. L, 96-74 1 26 3-11 27.3 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 12
Nov 18 vs. DePaul W, 69-61 1 38 9-19 47.4 1-6 16.7 2-6 33.3 21
Nov 20 vs. UCF L, 57-50 1 36 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 23 Menlo W, 64-51 1 36 5-14 35.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 11
Nov 26 vs. Iona W, 86-76 1 37 7-13 53.8 3-3 100.0 10-12 83.3 27
Nov 30 vs. Wyoming W, 89-85 1 40 8-15 53.3 2-8 25.0 1-2 50.0 19
Dec 3 Sacramento State W, 72-65 1 36 10-19 52.6 5-9 55.6 2-2 100.0 27
Dec 7 New Mexico St. W, 66-65 1 37 6-14 42.9 1-6 16.7 3-3 100.0 16
Dec 10 San José State L, 75-64 1 39 5-12 41.7 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 12
Dec 13 Portland State W, 78-75 1 36 4-14 28.6 1-5 20.0 8-11 72.7 17
Dec 15 UC Irvine W, 86-74 1 33 3-7 42.9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 18 California W, 71-62 1 34 5-12 41.7 4-9 44.4 6-6 100.0 20
Dec 22 Boise State W, 73-58 1 35 7-15 46.7 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 18
Dec 29 San Francisco W, 79-67 1 34 7-12 58.3 1-3 33.3 3-5 60.0 18
Dec 31 Saint Mary's L, 67-64 1 36 5-13 38.5 1-3 33.3 8-9 88.9 19
Jan 5 at Pepperdine W, 89-79 1 37 11-18 61.1 4-6 66.7 1-3 33.3 27
Jan 7 #9/10 Gonzaga L, 81-76 1 34 7-14 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 17
Jan 14 at Pacific W, 92-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 BYU W, 83-76 1 37 6-12 50.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 17
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's L, 77-58 1 33 3-9 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 28 Pacific L, 95-89 1 38 13-21 61.9 6-11 54.5 6-8 75.0 38
Feb 2 at #12 Gonzaga L, 88-70 1 35 4-14 28.6 3-8 37.5 3-4 75.0 14
Feb 4 at San Francisco W, 84-70 1 34 8-17 47.1 3-7 42.9 4-4 100.0 23
Feb 9 San Diego W, 80-75 1 38 7-15 46.7 4-9 44.4 2-2 100.0 20
Feb 11 Loyola Marymount W, 71-69 1 40 9-13 69.2 4-5 80.0 8-10 80.0 30
Feb 16 at BYU W, 81-74 1 37 9-15 60.0 3-5 60.0 5-8 62.5 26
Feb 18 at Portland W, 103-84 1 31 6-12 50.0 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 16
Feb 23 Pepperdine W, 91-82 1 34 10-21 47.6 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 23
Feb 25 at San Diego W, 81-63 1 33 10-13 76.9 5-7 71.4 1-4 25.0 26
Mar 4 vs. San Francisco L, 93-87 1 49 7-17 41.2 2-8 25.0 6-7 85.7 22
Mar 15 Sam Houston L, 58-56 1 39 7-15 46.7 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 18
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 7 Eastern Wash. W, 84-72 1 33 2 7 9 2 0 - 5 1 0 -
Nov 10 Georgia Southern W, 78-62 1 37 4 7 11 3 2 1.5 2 0 2 -
Nov 14 at Utah St. L, 96-74 1 26 1 3 4 3 3 1.0 2 0 1 -
Nov 18 vs. DePaul W, 69-61 1 38 2 10 12 3 2 1.5 3 2 3 -
Nov 20 vs. UCF L, 57-50 1 36 2 5 7 2 3 0.7 2 0 3 -
Nov 23 Menlo W, 64-51 1 36 3 15 18 2 2 1.0 1 2 2 -
Nov 26 vs. Iona W, 86-76 1 37 1 8 9 2 2 1.0 3 0 3 -
Nov 30 vs. Wyoming W, 89-85 1 40 0 10 10 2 3 0.7 1 0 3 0
Dec 3 Sacramento State W, 72-65 1 36 2 4 6 3 1 3.0 1 1 2 -
Dec 7 New Mexico St. W, 66-65 1 37 1 6 7 6 1 6.0 3 0 0 -
Dec 10 San José State L, 75-64 1 39 3 2 5 5 3 1.7 1 0 4 -
Dec 13 Portland State W, 78-75 1 36 4 6 10 5 4 1.3 5 0 1 -
Dec 15 UC Irvine W, 86-74 1 33 2 3 5 2 3 0.7 2 0 3 -
Dec 18 California W, 71-62 1 34 1 6 7 6 3 2.0 3 1 2 -
Dec 22 Boise State W, 73-58 1 35 2 8 10 2 3 0.7 1 0 1 -
Dec 29 San Francisco W, 79-67 1 34 2 3 5 5 4 1.3 4 0 4 -
Dec 31 Saint Mary's L, 67-64 1 36 2 7 9 3 0 - 0 0 3 -
Jan 5 at Pepperdine W, 89-79 1 37 3 7 10 6 1 6.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 7 #9/10 Gonzaga L, 81-76 1 34 3 4 7 5 1 5.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 14 at Pacific W, 92-81 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 BYU W, 83-76 1 37 2 6 8 2 4 0.5 1 1 3 -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's L, 77-58 1 33 2 1 3 0 2 0.0 0 2 1 0
Jan 28 Pacific L, 95-89 1 38 1 8 9 3 2 1.5 0 0 0 -
Feb 2 at #12 Gonzaga L, 88-70 1 35 1 2 3 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 4 at San Francisco W, 84-70 1 34 2 8 10 4 3 1.3 5 0 2 0
Feb 9 San Diego W, 80-75 1 38 1 8 9 4 5 0.8 0 2 1 -
Feb 11 Loyola Marymount W, 71-69 1 40 0 5 5 3 3 1.0 2 0 3 -
Feb 16 at BYU W, 81-74 1 37 1 11 12 3 2 1.5 1 0 1 -
Feb 18 at Portland W, 103-84 1 31 0 15 15 5 0 - 0 1 1 -
Feb 23 Pepperdine W, 91-82 1 34 5 13 18 4 2 2.0 1 1 3 -
Feb 25 at San Diego W, 81-63 1 33 0 10 10 5 1 5.0 1 0 2 0
Mar 4 vs. San Francisco L, 93-87 1 49 1 10 11 9 2 4.5 4 1 1 -
Mar 15 Sam Houston L, 58-56 1 39 1 5 6 7 5 1.4 1 0 2 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 32 32 36.0 6.9-14.4 48.3 2.5-5.8 43.8 3.5-4.5 77.1 19.9
Total 32 32 36.0 6.9-14.4 48.3 2.5-5.8 43.8 3.5-4.5 77.1 19.9
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 32 32 1152 222-460 48.3 81-185 43.8 111-144 77.1 636
Total 32 32 1152 222-460 48.3 81-185 43.8 111-144 77.1 636
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 32 32 36.0 7.7-16.0 48.3 2.8-6.4 43.8 3.9-5.0 77.1 22.1
Total 32 32 36.0 7.7-16.0 48.3 2.8-6.4 43.8 3.9-5.0 77.1 22.1
  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 32 32 36.0 1.8 7.0 8.8 1.9 0.0 3.7 2.3 1.6 1.8 0.5
Total 32 32 36.0 1.8 7.0 8.8 1.9 0.0 3.7 2.3 1.6 1.8 0.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 32 32 1152 57 223 280 61 0 117 73 1.6 57 15
Total 32 32 1152 57 223 280 61 0 117 73 1.6 57 15
  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 32 32 36.0 2.0 7.7 9.7 2.1 0.0 4.1 2.5 1.6 2.0 0.5
Total 32 32 36.0 2.0 7.7 9.7 2.1 0.0 4.1 2.5 1.6 2.0 0.5
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 32 32 36.0 6.9-14.4 48.3 2.5-5.8 43.8 3.5-4.5 77.1 19.9
Conference 15 15 35.4 7.7-14.6 52.5 2.9-5.7 51.2 3.1-4.3 72.3 21.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 19 19 36.1 7.1-14.7 48.4 2.5-5.9 42.9 3.9-4.7 82.2 20.6
Away 8 8 33.3 6.8-13.6 49.5 3.1-5.6 55.6 2.2-3.4 66.7 18.9
Neutral 5 5 40.0 6.6-14.4 45.8 1.6-5.6 28.6 3.8-5.4 70.4 18.6
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Wins 22 22 35.8 7.5-14.8 50.9 2.8-6.2 44.9 3.6-4.9 74.8 21.5
Losses 10 10 36.5 5.6-13.4 41.8 2.0-4.9 40.8 3.1-3.7 83.8 16.3
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November 8 8 35.4 6.6-14.5 45.7 2.1-5.5 38.6 4.4-5.6 77.8 19.8
December 9 9 35.6 5.8-13.1 44.1 2.0-5.4 36.7 3.6-4.2 84.2 17.1
January 5 5 35.8 8.0-14.8 54.1 2.8-4.8 58.3 2.4-3.4 70.6 21.2
February 8 8 35.3 7.9-15.0 52.5 3.5-7.0 50.0 3.0-4.2 70.6 22.3
March 2 2 44.0 7.0-16.0 43.8 2.0-6.0 33.3 4.0-5.0 80.0 20.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 32 32 1152 222-460 48.3 81-185 43.8 111-144 77.1 636
Conference 15 15 531 115-219 52.5 44-86 51.2 47-65 72.3 321
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 19 19 686 135-279 48.4 48-112 42.9 74-90 82.2 392
Away 8 8 266 54-109 49.5 25-45 55.6 18-27 66.7 151
Neutral 5 5 200 33-72 45.8 8-28 28.6 19-27 70.4 93
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Wins 22 22 787 166-326 50.9 61-136 44.9 80-107 74.8 473
Losses 10 10 365 56-134 41.8 20-49 40.8 31-37 83.8 163
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November 8 8 283 53-116 45.7 17-44 38.6 35-45 77.8 158
December 9 9 320 52-118 44.1 18-49 36.7 32-38 84.2 154
January 5 5 179 40-74 54.1 14-24 58.3 12-17 70.6 106
February 8 8 282 63-120 52.5 28-56 50.0 24-34 70.6 178
March 2 2 88 14-32 43.8 4-12 33.3 8-10 80.0 40
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 32 32 36.0 7.7-16.0 48.3 2.8-6.4 43.8 3.9-5.0 77.1 22.1
Conference 15 15 35.4 8.7-16.5 52.5 3.3-6.5 51.2 3.5-4.9 72.3 24.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 19 19 36.1 7.9-16.3 48.4 2.8-6.5 42.9 4.3-5.2 82.2 22.9
Away 8 8 33.3 8.1-16.4 49.5 3.8-6.8 55.6 2.7-4.1 66.7 22.7
Neutral 5 5 40.0 6.6-14.4 45.8 1.6-5.6 28.6 3.8-5.4 70.4 18.6
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Wins 22 22 35.8 8.4-16.6 50.9 3.1-6.9 44.9 4.1-5.4 74.8 24.0
Losses 10 10 36.5 6.1-14.7 41.8 2.2-5.4 40.8 3.4-4.1 83.8 17.9
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November 8 8 35.4 7.5-16.4 45.7 2.4-6.2 38.6 4.9-6.4 77.8 22.3
December 9 9 35.6 6.5-14.8 44.1 2.2-6.1 36.7 4.0-4.8 84.2 19.3
January 5 5 35.8 8.9-16.5 54.1 3.1-5.4 58.3 2.7-3.8 70.6 23.7
February 8 8 35.3 8.9-17.0 52.5 4.0-7.9 50.0 3.4-4.8 70.6 25.2
March 2 2 44.0 6.4-14.5 43.8 1.8-5.5 33.3 3.6-4.5 80.0 18.2
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 32 32 36.0 1.8 7.0 8.8 1.9 0.0 3.7 2.3 1.6 1.8 0.5
Conference 15 15 35.4 1.7 7.2 8.9 1.9 0.0 3.5 2.1 1.7 1.1 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 19 19 36.1 2.2 6.5 8.6 2.0 - 3.8 2.5 1.5 1.7 0.5
Away 8 8 33.3 1.3 7.1 8.4 1.3 0.0 3.4 1.6 2.1 1.4 0.4
Neutral 5 5 40.0 1.2 8.6 9.8 2.6 0.0 3.6 2.4 1.5 2.6 0.6
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Wins 22 22 35.8 1.8 8.0 9.8 2.0 0.0 3.6 2.3 1.5 2.1 0.5
Losses 10 10 36.5 1.7 4.7 6.4 1.8 0.0 3.8 2.2 1.7 1.1 0.3
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November 8 8 35.4 1.9 8.1 10.0 2.1 0.0 2.4 2.1 1.1 2.4 0.6
December 9 9 35.6 2.1 5.0 7.1 2.2 - 4.1 2.4 1.7 2.2 0.2
January 5 5 35.8 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.4 0.0 3.2 2.0 1.6 0.4 0.6
February 8 8 35.3 1.3 9.0 10.3 1.8 0.0 3.6 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.5
March 2 2 44.0 1.0 7.5 8.5 1.5 - 8.0 3.5 2.3 2.5 0.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 32 32 1152 57 223 280 61 0 117 73 1.6 57 15
Conference 15 15 531 25 108 133 28 0 53 31 1.7 17 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 19 19 686 41 123 164 38 - 72 48 1.5 33 9
Away 8 8 266 10 57 67 10 0 27 13 2.1 11 3
Neutral 5 5 200 6 43 49 13 0 18 12 1.5 13 3
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Wins 22 22 787 40 176 216 43 0 79 51 1.5 46 12
Losses 10 10 365 17 47 64 18 0 38 22 1.7 11 3
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November 8 8 283 15 65 80 17 0 19 17 1.1 19 5
December 9 9 320 19 45 64 20 - 37 22 1.7 20 2
January 5 5 179 11 26 37 7 0 16 10 1.6 2 3
February 8 8 282 10 72 82 14 0 29 17 1.7 11 4
March 2 2 88 2 15 17 3 - 16 7 2.3 5 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 32 32 36.0 2.0 7.7 9.7 2.1 0.0 4.1 2.5 1.6 2.0 0.5
Conference 15 15 35.4 1.9 8.1 10.0 2.1 0.0 4.0 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 19 19 36.1 2.4 7.2 9.6 2.2 0.0 4.2 2.8 1.5 1.9 0.5
Away 8 8 33.3 1.5 8.6 10.1 1.5 0.0 4.1 2.0 2.1 1.7 0.5
Neutral 5 5 40.0 1.2 8.6 9.8 2.6 0.0 3.6 2.4 1.5 2.6 0.6
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Wins 22 22 35.8 2.0 8.9 11.0 2.2 0.0 4.0 2.6 1.5 2.3 0.6
Losses 10 10 36.5 1.9 5.2 7.0 2.0 0.0 4.2 2.4 1.7 1.2 0.3
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November 8 8 35.4 2.1 9.2 11.3 2.4 0.0 2.7 2.4 1.1 2.7 0.7
December 9 9 35.6 2.4 5.6 8.0 2.5 0.0 4.6 2.8 1.7 2.5 0.3
January 5 5 35.8 2.5 5.8 8.3 1.6 0.0 3.6 2.2 1.6 0.4 0.7
February 8 8 35.3 1.4 10.2 11.6 2.0 0.0 4.1 2.4 1.7 1.6 0.6
March 2 2 44.0 0.9 6.8 7.7 1.4 0.0 7.3 3.2 2.3 2.3 0.5