FAMILY TIES

TOP-5 SENIOR CAMERON BRINK GREW UP CLOSE TO THE CURRY FAMILY—YEAH, THAT ONE—AND HER OLDER “BROTHERS” HELPED GIVE HER A FIRST-CLASS BASKETBALL EDUCATION.

- RYAN JONES

THE CURRY FAMILY’S athletic DNA has been on display at the highest level of basketball for more than three decades now, from Dell’s 16-year NBA career in the ’80s and ’90s to Stephen and Seth’s current runs in the L. But the talent and competitiveness that runs through the Curry blood has rubbed off on another budding hoop star who isn’t technically part of the family, but might as well be.

Cameron Brink is a 6-4 unicorn from Southridge HS in Beaverton, OR, and a consensus top-5 player in the class of 2020. She’s also the goddaughter of Dell and Sonya Curry, who were close college friends of her own parents at Virginia Tech. Her dad, Greg, was a teammate of Dell’s, while mom Michelle was a star hooper who roomed with Sonya, a Hokie volleyball standout. They’ve been extended family ever since, meaning Cam grew up with Stephen and Seth as virtual big brothers. And though it took a while, it was the Currys’ influence that helped turn Cam into a hardwood star in her own right.