Gianna Bryant

Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, also known as Gigi Bryant and Mambacita, was an American student-athlete and the daughter of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant. Raised in Newport Beach, California, Bryant was a competitive point guard who played for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and Harbor Day School under the training and coaching of her father. A highly regarded prospect, she publicly aspired to play college basketball for the University of Connecticut Huskies and later play professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was widely recognized as the heir to her father's athletic legacy. Along with her father and seven others, Bryant died in a helicopter crash in January 2020 at the age of 13 while traveling to a youth basketball tournament at the Mamba Sports Academy.