Changing times
A look at out-of-state players from St. John's last national championship team in 2003 — the last by an MIAC team — and this season's playoff team; only states with at least three players in one of the seasons are listed:
State20032015
California014
Texas05
Colorado25
Louisiana04
Arizona03
Florida03
North Dakota41
Illinois33
South Dakota30
Wisconsin32
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