Covering men’s basketball during Parker’s time at UT – 2004-2008 – I rarely crossed paths with her. One exception was the 2007 Final Four in Cleveland, where she, as a junior, led UT to the first of back-to-back national titles. But it was a night her senior year that I got a better glimpse into her realm.

Candace Parker has been appointed president of Adidas Women’s Basketball after retiring from her playing career.