CAMERON Brink was a power forward – and powerhouse – for the Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball team.

Now that Cameron Brink’s collegiate career has come to a close and she declared for the 2024 WNBA draft, her fans and followers alike are wondering whether her boyfriend, Ben Felter, will join her on her next adventure in the WNBA.

Women’s basketball superstar Cameron Brink has been dating her boyfriend, Ben Felter a member of the Stanford Cardinal men’s rowing team, since March 2021Credit: Instagram/ cameronbrink22

Who is Cameron Brink’s boyfriend, Ben?

Ben Felter was born on January 6, in Palo Alto, California.

Felter attended Palo Alto High School, where he was a Boy Scout and a member of the school’s water polo, golf, robotics, and cross-country teams.

After graduation, Felter received an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University.

He is a member of the men’s rowing team, where he serves as the team’s starboard, the rower with the oar on the starboard or right side of the sweep boat.

Felter is a computer science major who is set to graduate from Stanford in 2024.

According to his Instagram, when he’s not rowing, he is an avid surfer and has even taught his girlfriend a thing or two about the sport.

“The best teacher,” Cameron Brink captioned a post, filled with images of the duo surfing, alongside surfing and white heart emojis.

Felter also seems to enjoy spending time outdoors, hiking, camping, and fishing.

 

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According to his LinkedIn, Felter was a Software Engineer Intern at Kaladin from June to August 2022.

He has held two part-time jobs since August 2022, including as a Program Manager at Riverside Research and as a Portfolio Analyst at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for the US Department of Defense and Data Analysis.

Felter describes himself as a “disciplined and self-driven Stanford student with demonstrated leadership and commitment to excellence,” who is also “seeking opportunities to serve, contribute, and learn.”

On March 10, 2024, he celebrated his three-year dating anniversary with his girlfriend.

“Three years together, a day to celebrate the soul that makes me whole,” he captioned the post, filled with photos of the happy couple.

Who is Cameron Brink?

Cameron Lee Brink was born on December 31, 2001, in Princeton, New Jersey.

As a child, she spent a few years living abroad in Amsterdam due to her parents’ careers at Nike.

After returning to the US in the sixth grade, Brink began playing volleyball after developing an interest in the sport while watching the 2012 Summer Olympics.

She began playing basketball after attending a camp held by her godfather and later joined a basketball club in Beaverton, Oregon.

As a sophomore at Southridge High School, Brink was named Oregon’s Gatorade Player of the Year.

During her junior season, she led her team to the state final, and was named, for the second year in a row, as Oregon’s Gatorade Player of the Year.

After transferring to Mountainside High School during her senior year, Brink was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic and McDonald’s All American Game.

Both events were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

After receiving offers from several colleges, including Oregon and UConn, Brink committed to her “dream school,” Stanford University, after developing a good relationship with head coach Tara VanDerveer and assistant coach Kate Paye.

While at Stanford, where she majored in Communications, Brink received several dozen awards and accolades, including being named an NCAA champion in 2021 and receiving the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year title in 2023.

On March 12, 2024, just a few weeks ahead of her college graduation, Brink declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft, which will be held on April 15, 2024.

Brink is considered to be one of the highest-earning women’s college basketball players from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals.

In early 2023, she signed a deal with Chegg, and later that same year, she also became the first female basketball player to sign with New Balance.

Her net worth is estimated to be between $1 and $2 million, thanks in part to sponsorships and brand deals with Urban Outfitters, Netflix, and Bumble, among others.

Aside from basketball, Brink is a proud member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, calling the experience “a really great opportunity to meet people that aren’t athletes or people I see all the time,” she said, as reported by People.

“I feel like I can leave here thinking that I have a great group of friends: athletes and non-athletes.”

“It’s honestly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” she added.

She is also a budding female sports influencer, with nearly 500,000 followers on Instagram and over 200,000 followers on TikTok.

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Cameron Brink looks on during a game against the NC State Wolfpack during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Moda Center on March 29, 2024, in Portland, OregonCredit: Getty

How does Cameron Brink know Stephen Curry?

Cameron Brink may be the most famous athlete in her family, but her family also has ties to one of the most popular basketball players of this generation.

Brink is family friends with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors point guard, Stephen Curry.

Curry is known as one of the best shooters of all time, and has received several awards and accolades over his career, including:

Four-time NBA Champion
Two-time NBA MVP
NBA Finals MVP
NBA All-Star Game MVP
NBA Western Conference Finals MVP
Two-time NBA Scoring Champion
10-time NBA All-Star
Nine-time ALL-NBA Selection
Two-time gold medal winner at the FIBA World Cup as part of the US Men’s national team

Though Brink and Curry have a 13-year age difference, the duo have known each other since Brink’s childhood.

Brink’s mother, Michelle Bain-Brink, was roommates with Curry’s mother, Sonya, at Virginia Tech.

While Michelle and Sonya roomed together, Brink’s father, then Michelle’s boyfriend, Greg, played basketball with Curry’s father – then Sonya’s boyfriend – Dell Curry.

Stephen Curry’s mother, Sonya, is Brink’s godmother, and his father, Dell Curry, is Brink’s godfather.

Brink also credits going to one of Dell’s basketball camps as a pre-teen for inspiring her to pursue the sport.

“I wasn’t really into sports at all,” Brink said, recalling her younger years when she preferred attending art camps over sports camps, as reported by ESPN.

One summer, when the Brink family was visiting the Curry’s in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brink spent a half-day at Dell’s basketball camp.

She ended up taking a liking to the sport, and, as a fifth grader, tried out for – and made – the sixth grade basketball team.

To this day, Brink has a close relationship with the Curry family, including Stephen and his brother, Seth, who also plays for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.

Brink says the duo have “always been super supportive” of her on and off the court.

“They will be a great shoulder to lean on throughout it all,” she said, referring to her transition to the WNBA.

“They’re both huge role models for me, so their support means the world,” Brink added.