Cameron Brink is one of the most popular players in the WNBA.
The former Stanford Cardinal standout was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft (behind only Caitlin Clark), and she contributed immediately to the Sparks with 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a rookie. Unfortunately, she suffered a torn ACL that prematurely ended her 2024 season and limited her in 2025 as well.
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Still, she averaged 5.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in limited action last season as she worked her way back to full strength. Brink also competed in the Unrivaled 3-on-3 league this year.
Brink recently spoke with Athlon Sports’ Steve Driscoll to discuss her status as a role model, the toughest players to guard in the WNBA … and to play an installment of our “Do You Know Ball?” trivia series.
Here’s what transpired:
[Editor’s note: The following transcript has been lightly edited for readability.]
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Athlon Sports: Cameron, tell me about your partnership with Aveeno and TOGETHXR.
Cameron Brink: Yeah, so my partnership with Aveeno and TOGETHXR, honestly, is such an authentic one. I’ve been using Aveeno products for, you know, ever since I can remember. I swear, like, since I’ve come out the womb. So it’s a really authentic partnership, and I’m just super thankful they’re amplifying, you know, empowering women, especially in Women’s History Month. So very thankful for the partnership.
AS: What does empowering women and strength as a woman mean to you?
CB: Oh gosh, I really think it’s just pouring back into my community. I really think it’s important to try to be a strong female role model for the amazing young girls and children coming up in our society. I had so many amazing female role models that I just really know the importance to have people that you can look up to and confide in. I think that’s what’s most important to me. And, you know, hopefully I can just continue to do more of that in the future.
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Breeze forward Cameron Brink operates with the ball in an Unrivaled game as Mist wing Breanna Stewart defends in Brooklyn, New York, on March 2, 2026.Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
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AS: Who are the top three hardest WNBA players to guard?
CB: Ooh, that’s such a good one. I would say No. 1 definitely has to be A’ja Wilson. She’s just so incredibly strong. She’s got amazing balance. She can shoot the 3. Her midrange game is insane. And yeah, she’s just such a nightmare matchup.
And then I would say No. 2, probably ‘Phee,’ Napheesa [Collier]. I feel like she’s just so similar and so strong, such a high-IQ player too, where a lot of these players know I’m foul prone, so they can, you know, pump fake me. They’re just so savvy.
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And then I would say No. 3, probably Brianna Stewart. I just think they’re all, all three of them are just such versatile players that have length and are able to stretch the floor. And also, you know, they’re a passing threat. So obviously, I love defense. So it’s like really fun for me to try to game-plan how I’m going to guard each of them.
AS: Oh yeah. I like that. What’s something you’ve been working on this offseason on your game?
CB: I think what I really want to work on, I mean, what I just was working on before I got on the call with you is just repping 3s, you know, different types of footwork, coming off of some ball screens potentially. So just continuing to hone in on my guard skills.
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And honestly, I want to work on everything, but I also need to, you know, work on being more physical and trying to draw more fouls and just back-to-the-basket stuff. But I would say I’m really trying to rep a lot of shots.
Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner and Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink speak during their WNBA game in College Park, Georgia, on Sept. 5, 2025.Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images
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AS: Oh, yeah. Stretch five. I like that. … All right. So now we’ll get into the little trivia show. It’s called “Do You Know Ball?”
Cameron Brink, on a scale of one to ten, how much do you know about the WNBA?
CB: I’ll give myself like a nine just to answer some questions wrong.
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AS: All right. We’re about to find out. This is “Do You Know Ball?”
Question one. Name a WNBA team that doesn’t exist. So literally like name a city and a team that is not a team.
CB: The Detroit Dogs.
AS: All right. I like that. That’s a cool name. Let’s go. The questions get harder as you go. So that’s a fairly easy first. You’re through one. …
Round two. How many rounds are in the WNBA draft?
CB: Oh, my gosh. I think it’s only three.
AS: It’s three. Yeah. You’re absolutely correct.
CB: Is it three?
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AS: Yes, it’s three.
CB: Wow, I should really be more confident about that.
AS: No, it’s all good. Hey, it’s different than the NBA.
We’re on to level three. Who was the first WNBA player to dunk in a game?
CB: Lisa Leslie.
AS: Absolutely correct. We’re moving on to level four. Let’s go, Cameron. Another fellow LA Spark.
Tell me this. Which team won the first WNBA championship?
CB: Was it the Comets?
AS: It was the Houston Comets. We’re moving on to level five. Let’s go.
Cameron, we got this. Tell me this. Name every college that Haley Van Lith played for.
CB: Louisville, LSU and TCU.
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AS: All right. We’re moving on to level six. Let’s go.
Tell me this. This kind of goes back to your first question. What was the name of the WNBA team that played in Detroit in the 2000s? They don’t exist anymore.
CB: I think it’s the Detroit Shock.
AS: Let’s go, Cameron. Cameron Brink knows the WNBA. Let’s go.
All right. Moving on. Tell me this. This is where it gets kind of hard. If you don’t know this one, it’s not your fault.
Who is the shortest player in WNBA history? They’re from years ago.
CB: Is it more recent or years ago?
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AS: I think it was before you were born, perhaps. But not by too much.
CB: Jen Rizzotti.
AS: Who did you say?
CB: Jennifer Rizzotti.
AS: It was not Jennifer Rizzotti. It was Shannon Bobbitt. She was 5-foot-2.
CB: Wow. Jen Rizzotti coached me for 3-on-3 basketball. She’s going to kill me if she sees me say that.
AS: How tall is she?
CB: She’s probably like five-six. At least you have to give your coach a shout-out.
AS: Yeah, exactly. Shout out, Jen.
All right. So you got to level seven. So that’s honestly pretty good. I think that was a very hard question. So I’m not going to say you don’t know about the WNBA.… But just for fun, I’ll show you the hardest question. Tell me this. Who scored the first basket in WNBA history?
CB: I have no idea.
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AS: I’ll give you a hint. She played for the Sparks.
CB: Lisa Leslie.
AS: It was Penny Toler. I think it was in 1997.
CB: Oh, Penny. You know, her name’s up in our lockers. I should know. I’ve seen she’s like in one of our locker rooms. Her name’s up in our locker room.
AS: There we go. So you could have almost known it. … All right. Hey, you did pretty good. I got you on a tough question. I wasn’t going to make it easy, but hey, thanks for doing this interview.
CB: Yes. Thank you so much.
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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Mar 16, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
