The NEXT: Courtney Paris Video To Watch

She's a rather dominant center. Listen to her story via those that know her best.

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This is Courtney Paris guarding Candace Parker from a 2007 Tennessee vs. Oklahoma game. Things will be a bit easier tonight, we imagine.

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If you think Pat Summitt going for 1,000 wins is the only story in tonight's ESPN tilt between Tennessee and Oklahoma, you're a smidge off-base. Oklahoma center Courtney Paris—a big reason the Sooners are No. 2 in the nation—is a tremendous story in her own right. In fact, click here for a cool video where her friends explain her greatness, as well as a "Behind the Story" from the author of a recent ESPN The Magazine feature on Paris. We embedded the video after the jump for ya, too.

COURTNEY PARIS: THOSE THAT KNOW HER BEST

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