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

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

North Carolina Central’s women’s basketball team ended the season on Thursday with a loss in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament. The fifth-seeded Eagles (9-21) got killed on the boards and had 24 turnovers in a 57-48 loss to fourth-seeded Coppin State at The Scope.

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.