In The News
- 2/15/24: Elite athletes and poor vision: How Stanford’s Cameron Brink found solution - Marisa Ingemi (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 1/5/24: Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli [Podcast]
- 12/1/23: Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen find gratitude in growing together to form formidable 2-post lineup for Stanford - Eden Laase (Yahoo! Sports)
- 11/24/23: Stanford embraces underdog role after mixed early expectations - Alexa Philippou (ESPN.com)
- 11/5/23: Can Cameron Brink lead Stanford back to top before making WNBA leap? - Marisa Ingemi (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 10/12/23: Stanford’s Cameron Brink continues to find joy in basketball while giving back - Martha Zaytoun (SI Lifestyle)
- 2/8/23: The many layers of Stanford's Cameron Brink - Eden Laase (Just Women's Sports)
- 1/31/23: Haley Jones and Cameron Brink are Focused on Bringing Stanford Another National Title - Camille Buxeda (SLAM)
- 12/15/22: Stanford's Cameron Brink knows she has a foul problem -- and she's working on it - M.A. Voepel (ESPN)
- 11/6/22: Stanford's Cameron Brink guided by basketball, mental health and family - Marisa Ingemi (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 3/28/22: As Stanford's Cameron Brink dominates defensively, a torch is passed - Lindsay Schnell (USA Today)
- 3/15/22: The Truth in First Impressions - Dave Kiefer (Stanford Athletics)
- 2/2/22: Stanford star forward Cameron Brink goes in-depth with Alyssa Charlston (VIDEO) - Pac-12
- 4/11/21: State champ to national champ: Stanford's Cameron Brink returns home to Beaverton - Nick Krupke (KPTV)
- 4/8/21: Beaverton's Cameron Brink relishes NCAA title - AJ McCord (KOIN)
- 3/19/21: 'A unique skill set': Stanford freshman Cameron Brink could be key in NCAA Tournament - Steve Kroner (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 11/20/20: Nneka Ogwumike gives Stanford's Cameron Brink surprise advice ahead of first collegiate game (VIDEO) - NCAA
- 3/12/20: SLAM Day in the Life (VIDEO) - SLAM
- 3/12/20: Stanford commit Cameron Brink is primed for greatness - Ryan Jones (SLAM)
- 12/28/18: Warriors' Stephen Curry like an older brother to elite Stanford recruit - Connor Letourneau (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 5/24/17: Oregon prospect Cameron Brink carries advice from Steph Curry to USA Basketball trials - Jonathan Hawthorne (ESPN)
Career Accolades
- Second overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks
- NCAA champion (2021)
- Four-time Pac-12 champion (2021-24)
- Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2021-22)
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
- WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
- Three-time WBCA All-America (2022-24)
- Three-time Associated Press All-America (2022-24)
- USBWA All-America First Team (2024)
- USBWA All-America Second Team (2023)
- USBWA All-America Third Team (2022)
- Two-time Wooden Award All-America (2023-24)
- Lisa Leslie Award (2024)
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist (2022)
- Two-time Katrina McClain Award Finalist (2022-23)
- Pac-12 Player of the Year - Coaches and Media (2024)
- Pac-12 Player of the Year - Media (2022)
- Three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year - Coaches and Media (2022-24)
- Four-time All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media (2021-24)
- Three-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team - Coaches and Media (2022-24)
- Two-time NCAA Tournament Regional All-Tournament Team (2021-22)
- Three-time Pac-12 All-Tournament Team (2021-23)
- Rainbow Wahine Showdown All-Tournament Team (2022)
- 12-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29, 2021; Jan. 17, 2022; Jan. 31, 2022; Feb. 7, 2022; Dec. 19, 2022; Jan. 9, 2023; Jan. 30, 2023; Nov. 20, 2023; Nov. 27, 2023; Jan. 8, 2024; Jan. 29, 2024; March 4, 2024)
- Associated Press National Player of the Week (March 5, 2024)
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Feb. 13, 2024)
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2023)
- Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Feb. 8, 2022)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)
- CalHOPE Courage Award (2022)
As a Senior (2023-24)
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
- WBCA All-American
- Lisa Leslie Award
- Pac-12 Player of the Year - Coaches and Media
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year - Coaches and Media
- Associated Press All-America First Team
- Wooden Award All-American
- ESPN All-America First Team
- The Athletic All-America First Team
- USBWA All-America First Team
- The Sporting News All-America First Team
- WBCA All-Region
- All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team - Coaches and Media
- Associated Press National Player of the Week (March 5)
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Nov. 21)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 4)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 29)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 8)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 27)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 20)
As a Junior (2022-23) • Pac-12 Champions
- WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
- WBCA All-American
- Associated Press All-America Second Team
- USBWA All-America Second Team
- Wooden Award All-American
- Naismith Trophy Finalist
- Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year Finalist
- Wade Trophy Watch List
- Wooden Award Late Season Top-20
- Katrina McClain Award Finalist
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year - Coaches and Media
- All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team - Coaches and Media
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Rainbow Wahine Showdown All-Tournament Team
- Three-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 19, 2022; Jan. 9, 2023; Jan. 30, 2023)
- CalHOPE Courage Award
- Played in 34 games, starting each
- Averaged 15.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 3.5 blocks in 24.8 minutes per game
- Led the team in scoring, rebounding and blocks
- One of two players in the nation to average at least 15.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game
- Broke the program record for career blocks as a junior
- Reset her own program record for single season blocks with 118
- Ranked second nationally in total blocks
- Ended the season with 48-straight makes from the free throw line, a program record
- Scored a season-high 25 points four different times against No. 1 South Carolina (11/20), California (1/8), No. 8 Utah (1/20) and No. 16 UCLA (2/20)
- Scored in double figures in 25 of her last 26 games and 30 times on the season
- Recorded the program's first-ever triple-double with points, rebounds and blocks, scoring 16 points with 11 rebounds and 10 blocks against Oregon (1/29)
- Finished with 16 double-doubles, totaling a season-best 17 rebounds in two games against Tennessee (12/18) and at California (1/8)
- Dished out a season-high six assists at No. 8 Utah (2/25)
- Blocked at least one shot in all but two games and blocked at least five shots in 10 games
- Shot 48.6 percent from the floor and hit 10 3-pointers
- Shot 84.8 percent from the free throw line, the best percentage in the nation by a player 6-4 or taller
- Made at least five free throws in 15 different games
- Went 15-for-15 from the free throw line against UCLA (2/2), the most makes without a miss in program history
- Season-high three steals came at Hawaii (11/27)
As a Sophomore (2021-22) • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- WBCA All-American
- Associated Press All-America Third Team
- USBWA All-America Third Team
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist
- Katrina McClain Award Finalist
- Pac-12 Player of the Year - Media
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year - Coaches and Media
- All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team - Coaches and Media
- NCAA Tournament Spokane Region All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Four-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29, 2021; Jan. 17, 2022; Jan. 31, 2022; Feb. 7, 2022)
- Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Feb. 8, 2022)
- Played in 35 games, starting 34
- Averaged 13.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.6 blocks per game
- Led the team in scoring, rebounding and blocks
- Reset her own single-season blocks record with 91
- Ranked sixth nationally in total blocks
- Shot over 55 percent from the floor (189-of-340), ranking 22nd nationally
- Season-high 26 points came at USC (2/6) to go along with 14 rebounds
- Monster performance of 21 points and 22 rebounds came in the Bahamas against No. 4 Indiana (11/25)
- Third-most rebounds in a single game in Stanford history
- Fifth player in program history with a 20+ point and 20+ rebound performance
- Added a season-high five assists in the win the Hoosiers
- One of two players in the country during the season with a 25+ point, 15+ rebound performance against a top-10 opponent, doing so against No. 8 Arizona (1/30)
- Scored in double figures a team-high 28 times with eight performances of at least 20 points
- Totaled double figure rebounding numbers a team-high 13 times, boasting the most double-doubles on the team with 13
- Led the team in scoring nine times and rebounding 15 times
- Blocked at least three shots in a game 16 times
- Season-high six blocks happened twice, against Utah (2/11) and Texas (3/27)
- Made a season-high seven free throws in a win over Portland (11/16)
- Made 11 3-pointers on the season, all in the final 18 games of the season
- Made 11 of her last 26 3-pointers (.423)
- Hit a season-high two 3-pointers against Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament (3/3)
- Finished with a season-high four steals against Colorado in the Pac-12 Tournament (3/4)
As a Freshman (2020-21) • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- NCAA Tournament Alamo Region All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 Tournament All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- Played in 32 games, starting the final 20 games of the season
- Averaged 9.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 2.8 blocks per game
- Ranked fourth on the team in scoring, second in rebounding
- Set the Stanford single-season blocks record (88)
- First freshman in the nation to block three or more shots in their first six career starts since Britney Griner in 2009
- Shot a team-high 58.1 percent from the floor, sixth among Stanford freshmen in program history
- Season-high 24 points came in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament against Oregon State (3/5)
- Added 11 rebounds and four blocks against the Beavers
- Recorded three double-doubles on the year, including a stat line of 12 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and five blocks at Washington State (1/27)
- First player in the nation with such a stat line since 2013
- Scored in double figures 18 times, including 17 points against Cal Poly (11/25), the most for a Stanford freshman in their debut since Candice Wiggins in 2004
- Finished the season with the fourth-most blocks of any player in the country and most among all freshmen
- Made a 3-pointer in 11 different games
- Went 7-of-7 from the free throw line against Colorado (2/5)
- Blocked at least three shots in 16 different games
- Season-high six blocks happened twice, against Colorado and No. 6 South Carolina (4/2)
- Had four steals at No. 13 Oregon (2/15)
- Team went undefeated with Brink in the starting lineup
USA Basketball
- Three-time gold medalist with USA Basketball, winning the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Vienna, Austria, the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand and the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup in Minsk, Belarus
- Also won the 2018 Latvia U17 International Invitational
- Named MVP at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
- Competed as a member of Team Denver in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Championship and finished in third place with a 5-2 record
- Participated in USA Basketball trials at the U16 level
Prior to Stanford
- A 2020 graduate of Mountainside High School
- A five-star talent, rated as the No. 3 player in the country according to both ESPN HoopGurlz
- McDonald's All-American (2020)
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2020)
- Two-time Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year (2018-19)
- Three-time Naismith High School All-America (2018-20)
- Three-time MaxPreps High School All-America (2018-20)
- USA Today Oregon Player of the Year (2019)
- Three-time The Oregonian 6A Player of the Year (2018-20)
- Oregon Coaches Association State Player of the Year (2018)
- Played three seasons for Southridge High School before finishing her prep career at Mountainside
- Averaged 19.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.4 steals per game as a senior, leading team to state quarterfinals
- Advanced to three state championships with Southridge, winning two titles
- Averaged 21.3 points and 11.1 rebounds per game as a junior
- As a sophomore in 2017-18, started all 29 games in leading her team to a 28-1 record and the Oregon Class 6A state championship; averaged 17.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game
- As a freshman in 2016-17, started in 26 games played and averaged 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 aassists and 3.7 blocks per game to help her team to a 27-2 record and a 6A state title
- Played club for Cal Stars Basketball
- Also played and won a state title in volleyball
Personal
- Born in Princeton, N.J., also lived in Amsterdam for three years
- Daughter of Michelle Bain-Brink and Greg Brink
- Has an older brother, Cy
- Mother and father both played basketball at Virginia Tech
- Michelle was college roommates with Sonya Curry and Greg was teammates with Dell Curry, the parents of Stephen, Seth and Sydel Curry
- The two families are close friends and Cameron is the goddaughter of Dell and Sonya Curry