Vanessa Bryant evokes daughter, Gigi, while congratulating UConn on national title

Gianna Bryant was a fan of Connecticut growing up and hoped to one day herself be a Husky. Now, with UConn winning their twelfth national title on Sunday, Vanessa Bryant knows how happy her daughter would have been.

After their 82-59 victory over South Carolina to win the 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament in Tampa, Bryant posted the team’s image on her story on Instagram. She captioned it by saying how glad that Gigi would’ve been to see it with a quote from her late child.

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“Gigi would’ve loved being there with you. ‘When you think you can’t, UConn’ – Gianna Bryant,” Bryant wrote on IG. “Congratulations @genoauriemma @uconnwbb”

Bryant was a known fan of the Huskies in his thirteen years before her tragic passing along with her father, Kobe Bryant. At the time back in 2020, Connecticut honored her with a memorial on their bench during an exhibition between them and Team USA. Geno Auriemma would then later speak at their memorial at the Staples Center.

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