On Wednesday, the Naismith Awards for the college basketball season were announced and some familiar names took home the top prizes. Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark was unsurprisingly named the Women’s Player of the Year for the second year running, while Cameron Brink, Stephen Curry’s god-sister took home the Defensive Player of the Year award.
While Cameron Brink couldn’t take the Stanford Cardinals past the Sweet 16 in the NCAA’s March Madness tournament, she still had a brilliant year for the college. As per ESPN, she averaged 17.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.8 steals, and 3.7 blocks, in 25.4 minutes per game. Especially given just how good she was on the defensive end of the floor, she had solidified herself very early on, as something close to the consensus pick for the DPOY award amongst fans of college basketball.
Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, Brink’s godbrother, was ecstatic to see his godsister take home the award. Reacting positively to it, the NBA superstar shared the Stanford superstar’s post on his Instagram stories to showcase his excitement for her win.
Brink’s godmother and Curry’s mother, Sonya Curry, was also proud of her goddaughter’s achievement. She also shared Brink’s post on her Instagram stories and applauded her achievement.
