A jersey to honor Gianna Bryant sits on the UConn bench before the USA Women's National Team Winter Tour 2020 game between the United States and the UConn Huskies at The XL Center last night in Hartford. Bryant and her father, former NBA player Kobe Bryant, were killed in a helicopter crash on January 26.
Kobe and Gianna Bryant attended several UConn games together, with Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant writing that "Gianna loved Gabby Williams and dreamed of playing for Auriemma and the Huskies so much so that Bryant once famously declared that his daughter was 'hellbent' on attending UConn."