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Message: [QUOTE="Kaizen, post: 2124529, member: 6183"] "I got the tattoo my sophomore year in high school," the senior guard said Sunday as UConn prepared for its NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game against Oregon. "I was young, so I couldn't get anything big. But I wanted something small to always remember him, to inspire me." When Chong was in the fifth grade, a vulnerable time for any young girl, her older brother Andrew committed suicide. He was 20. "It impacted me a lot," Chong said. "Growing up, he wasn't there for me. I also know he always supported me." "I know the two were really close," said Chong's high school coach, Dan Ricci of Ossining, N.Y. "I know they'd shoot baskets. It happened when she was young, and it definitely affected her. I also think it helped Saniya understand there is more important things in the world than just basketball." [URL="http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-jacobs-column-chong-brother-0327-20170326-column.html"]Jeff Jacobs: The Girl With The Tattoo, Saniya Chong Has Made Her Mark At UConn[/URL] [/QUOTE]