Cameron Brink

Cameron Lee Brink is a professional WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks and plays at the Small Forward/Power Forward position. She was drafted with the 2nd overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. Brink was a highly touted player since her college days, winning an NCAA Championship in 2021 with the University of Stanford. She was also picked in the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in the same year. Brink is also a unanimous first-team All-American in 2024, second-team All-American in 2023, and third-team All-American in 2022. Brink also won the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 and the WBCA Defensive Player of the Year in 2023.

Brink is the recipient of 3 gold medals with Team USA Basketball, the latest of which is the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, in which she was named tournament MVP. The other two medals came in the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup. Brink also reported likes 3x3 basketball as it helps her develop a wide array of skills and play outside of her comfort zone as a post player, as per the 2024 Paris Olympics page.

Cameron Brink Early Life

Cameron Brink was born in Princeton, New Jersey on December 31, 2001. Her parents worked at Nike, Amsterdam, where she lived for 3 years when she was 8 years old, before moving to the US. Although Brink was very interested in volleyball, inspired by the 2012 Summer Olympics, she started gravitating towards basketball after attending her godfather, Dell Curry’s basketball camp. She is a childhood friend of the NBA superstar, Steph Curry, son of Dell Curry and they had very intense basketball games between them growing up, as per Cameron Brink on Podcast P with Paul George.

Brink was bullied and made fun of during her school days. Kids made fun of her lanky body and even went as far as to throw eggshells at her house. To preserve her mental health, Brink changed schools before her senior year from Southridge High School to a new school called Mountainside High, according to Self. According to her mom, they saw “the joy of the game being sucked away”, as it affected Brink mentally, which prompted the decision for her to change schools, as per Self.

Cameron Brink Personal Life

Cameron Brink has always been a phenomenal basketball player, right from her college days, but apart from basketball, Brink enjoys a lot of things life has to offer. For example, according to Marca, Brink was introduced to the world of art by her boyfriend Ben Felter, and she loves pottery and watercolours even though she says she is not that good at it.

“It’s really lovely to just sit down and work your brain differently for a little bit”, she says in an interview with Marca. She also loves to play volleyball as she used to play in High School, but shifted to basketball later. Her parents, both Virginia Tech basketball players met in college and have passed on the basketball gene to their daughter, which is evident in her game.

Cameron Brink Family Background

Cameron Brink’s parents, Greg and Michelle Bain-Brink were basketball players at Virginia Tech, where they developed a romantic relationship. Brink’s mother was roommates with Sonya Curry, mother of NBA superstar Steph Curry, and is godmother to Cameron Brink as well. Brink’s father and Dell Curry, used to play basketball together in college, and both families have remained friends even after college. She was reportedly also given some pointers by legendary NBA player, Steph Curry before her first NCAA tournament to help her with her shooting. Brink also has an older brother, Cy Brink, who is 2 years older than Brink, although not much else is known about him.

Cameron Brink Boyfriend

Cameron Brink’s boyfriend is Ben Felter, who she has been dating for 3 years now, as of July 2024. Felter was a rower at Stanford University, where Brink was also on the women’s basketball team. They met in college as student-athletes and have been together ever since. Felter graduated from Stanford in 2024, the same year Cameron graduated, and was a two-time IRCA scholar-athlete and was on the honor roll throughout his college experience. Felter studied Computer Science and worked as a software engineer at Kaladin, a cryptocurrency startup. He currently works as a part-time portfolio analyst at the Defensive Innovative Unit of the U.S. Department of Defence, as per People online magazine.

Cameron Brink Social Media

Cameron Brink is fairly active on social media; however, she likes to keep her personal life private. Her Instagram account has the handle @cameronbrink22, and her X (Formerly Twitter) account has the username @cameronbrink22.

Cameron Brink Brand Ambassador

Cameron Brink has multiple brand deals with a variety of companies. Some of the most notable are her deals with Bumble, RITZ Crackers, New Balance (she was the first female athlete for them and will influence products in the upcoming future), Buick, and was also the student-athlete brand ambassador for Chegg.

Cameron Brink Career Stats

Cameron Brink was drafted in 2024 and has only played in the 2024 season in the WNBA. As of July 2024, Cameron is averaging 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Additionally, she has been averaging a solid 2.3 blocks per game, a testament to her defensive prowess. She averaged 14.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 3.1 blocks per game throughout her 4-year collegiate career at Stanford University.

Cameron Brink Achievements

NCAA Champion

Brink won the 2021 NCAA title at Stanford, playing as their starting Center.

Unanimous first-team All-American

Brink won first-team All-American honors in 2024 unanimously, which shows her caliber as a basketball player.

WNBA Draft

Brink was drafted 2nd overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks to play as their starting Center.

WBCA Coaches’ All-American

Brink won the WBCA Coaches All-American honors 3 times in a row throughout her collegiate career in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Lisa Leslie Award

The Lisa Leslie Award is a critically acclaimed award for the best Center in the NCAA, which Brink received in 2024, as a senior in college.

Naismith Defensive Player of the Year

Brink won the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in 2024, for her solid defensive performances in the NCAA Tournament in 2024

WBCA Defensive Player of the Year

Brink also won the WBCA Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023 as a junior in college, as she was the best defensive player in the NCAA Division I women’s basketball.

Pac-12 Player of the Year

The Pac-12 Player of the Year award is given to the best player in the conference. Brink received this award twice, first in 2022 and then in 2024. She was also the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year thrice from 2022 to 2024 and was also part of the All-Pac-12 team thrice in the same years.

McDonald’s All-American

Brink was nominated as a McDonald’s All-American before her freshman year at Stanford when she was in Southridge High School in 2020.

Cameron Brink Contract

Cameron Brink is currently on her WNBA Rookie Deal with the Los Angeles Sparks, which is a 4-year, $338,056 contract and includes an average salary of $54,514. She will earn a base salary of $76,535 in 2024 while carrying a cap of $76,535.

Cameron Brink Diet

Cameron Brink starts her day with a big meal, mostly an omelet or oatmeal with a side of some fruits. She keeps herself full by having some protein shake in between followed by lunch, which is some form of protein, some complex carbohydrates, and a vegetable, as per Women’s Health. She usually prefers chicken or salmon for dinner which helps her with her protein intake and some of her go-to comfort foods are crockpot stew, enchiladas, and chicken with capers.