Stanford's Cameron Brink wins 2024 Defensive and Pac-12 Player of the Year

The No. 2 Stanford Cardinal (26-4) have been firing on all cylinders this season, and a major reason for this is star forward Cameron Brink.

The 6-foot-4 senior out of Oregon is a walking double-double and also happens to be an elite defender. On Tuesday it was announced that she was awarded both the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award for the third time, and the Pac-12 Player of the Year award for the second time in her career.

As broken down by the Pac-12 Network, Brink ranks fourth in the conference in points per game (17.9), and second in rebounds (12.0), while also accumulating 16 double-doubles which is the second-most in the Pac-12. She is also the player in the country to be averaging over 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game according to the release.

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Brink and the Cardinal have secured the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, and with a strong showing could be able to garner a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Joining her in winning Pac-12 honors is her running-mate Kiki Iriafen, who won the Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year. Both Brink and Iriafen were named All Pac-12 as well.

The Cardinal will take the court on Thursday against the winner of Washington State and Cal.