Five years after Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, six members of his Mamba Academy team are wrapping up their first season of college basketball.

On the fifth anniversary of that day — when the helicopter crashed, and she lost Coach Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and so much more — Kat Righeimer became a scholarship player at Northwestern.

Five years after Kobe Bryant's death, six members of his Mamba Academy team are finishing up their first season of college basketball, applying lessons he taught on and off the court.

More than five years after the tragic helicopter crash, Kobe Bryant's invaluable coaching advice lives on through his Mamba Academy players.

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On the fifth anniversary of that day — when the helicopter crashed, and she lost Coach Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and so much more — Kat