Los Angeles Sparks pick Nnemkadi Ogwumike

BRISTOL, CT - APRIL 16: The number one overall pick Nnemkadi Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks poses for a portrait during the 2012 WNBA Draft Presented By Boost Mobile on April 16, 2012 at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)

No surprise. Los Angeles quickly takes Stanford all-American Nneka Oguwmike of Stanford as the No. 1 pick. Incidentlally, it turns out that Tennessee's Glory Johnson has also has a Nigerian background.

New Los Angeles Sparks coach Carol Ross, most recently an assistant with the Atlanta Dream, on her pick: "A player like Nneka fits in almost anywhere."

Next up: Seattle followed by Minnesota. The rich get richer though the value will be a bit different.  Unlike this year, one could sell tickets and scalp them to the media room for next year's draft and make a tidy profit.

Laurel Ritchie, the WNBA president, opened the festivities. A year ago she had yet to be hired, leaving WNBA hosting duties to Renee Brown.  Tennessee assistant Dean Lockwood is here with the Lady Vols trio in the house.