Some great odds and ends

Tina Thompson is the last player standing from the WNBA’s opening day in 1997.

Shandrika Lee is Paul Westhead’s new assistant coach at Oregon. She replaces Kai Felton.

The Pilot Rocky Top League in Tennessee is beginning its second season. Lady Vol soon-to-be sophomore Meighan Simmons was picked first in the draft last night.

In the latest installment of ESPN’s interviews with anonymous college coaches about what they’re looking for in recruits, the touchy subject of race is addressed.