NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Candice Storey Lee won't talk about how long she might be in charge of Vanderbilt's athletic department, having already made history as the first black woman to hold that job in the Southeastern Conference.

However long this role lasts, Lee is very aware of how much this means.

“It's not lost on me the responsibility that I have that people who, both those who look like me and those who don't, know that they can have opportunities to excel really in any space that they want,” Lee said Wednesday night before Vanderbilt hosted No. 18 LSU in men's basketball."