Cameron Brink

Cameron Lee Brink (born December 31, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Stanford. She attended Mountainside High School and Southridge High School, both in her hometown of Beaverton, Oregon, where she was a McDonald's All-American and ranked the number three player in her class by ESPN.

Cameron Brink
Brink with Stanford in 2022
Los Angeles Sparks
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-12-31) December 31, 2001
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school
CollegeStanford (2020–2024)
WNBA draft2024: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentLos Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA champion (2021)
  • Lisa Leslie Award (2024)
  • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
  • First-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2024)
  • Second-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2023)
  • Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2022)
  • 3x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2022-2024)
  • WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
  • 2× Pac-12 Player of the Year (2022, 2024)
  • 3× Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2022–2024)
  • 3× All-Pac-12 Team (2022–2024)
  • 3× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2022–2024)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)
  • McDonald's All-American (2020)
  • FIBA 3x3 World Cup MVP (2023)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
2019 ThailandTeam
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
2018 BelarusTeam
Women’s 3x3 basketball
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
2023 AustriaTeam

As a freshman at Stanford, Brink helped her team win the national championship. In her sophomore season, she shared Pac-12 Player of the Year honors and led her team to the Final Four. As a junior, Brink received the WBCA Defensive Player of the Year award and became Stanford's all-time leader in blocks. In her senior season, she was named Pac-12 Player of the Year for a second time. Brink has won two gold medals with the United States at the youth international level and led the national 3x3 team to the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup title, where she was named tournament most valuable player (MVP).

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