Stanford’s Cameron Brink, who has already tasted Gold with Team USA in the FIBA Under-17 and Under-19 World Cups, recently led Team USA to another success in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup. The 6ft 4 forward also won the MVP of the recently concluded tournament in Vienna, further contributing to the growing interest in women’s college basketball in recent times. This amazing feat recently caught the attention of her godbrother Stephen Curry’s wife, Ayesha Curry.
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Brink is the God sister of the NBA superstar Stephen Curry. In fact, the Curry family can often be seen cheering her on during her games to support her in her college stint.
Ayesha Curry congratulates Cameron Brink for leading Team USA to victory
The 2021 NCAA champion, who was also the 2023 WBCA Defensive Player of the Year, led the 3×3 FIBA tournament on blocks and rebounds. Brink was also the second-best scorer in Team USA behind Hailey Van Lith and won the MVP of the prestigious tournament.
Ayesha Curry congratulated Brink for her brilliant showing on her Instagram stories. Brink’s performance has increased her NIL evaluation to $186,000(according to On3.com), which puts her among the Top 10 college athletes in the country.
Ayesha Curry congratulates Caneron Brink on her FIBA 3×3 win pic.twitter.com/vvLGyFPfys
— tragicpatek (@tragicpatek) June 6, 2023
Steph’s mother, Sonya, was roommates with Cameron’s mother during their Virginia Tech days. Sonya is also Cameron’s godmother. Both their families have been close for decades now, and are often seen celebrating each other’s special days.
Like her godbrother, Brink is set to achieve a lot of success in basketball. She has an all-round ability to dominate both ends of the floor and would surely be a star in the WNBA soon. However, basketball wasn’t her first love.
Brink loved art as a child
While she was growing up in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where her parents worked for Nike, Cameron didn’t like basketball. In fact, she liked art as a 10-year-old and just wanted to ‘wear dresses’ like any other girl her age.
But thankfully, she started playing basketball in a country dominated by soccer. By the time she was 11, Brink was back in the US and joined a basketball club in Oregon.
What transpired next, led her to become one of the best talents for the 2024 WNBA draft. According to the current projections, the Southridge power forward might go as a top 5 pick, alongside some big names like the 2023 NCAA champ, Angel Reese, Iowa State’s Caitlin Clark, and UConn’s Paige Bueckers, among others.
