Stanford women’s basketball fans are looking forward to what could be a historical weekend for coach Tara VanDerveer. And one of the players who can make it so — Cardinal center Cameron Brink — remains near the top of ESPN’s latest WNBA mock draft. The senior post player is locked in at No. 2 behind Iowa‘s Caitlin Clark.
VanDerveer can pass former Duke men’s coach Mike Krzyzewski’s record of 1,202 coaching victories with two wins this weekend. Brink helped bring VanDerveer her third national championship in 2021 and another trip to the Final Four in 2022 and now will be part of a record-breaking coaching achievement. Even if it doesn’t happen this weekend against Oregon and Oregon State, VanDerveer will break the record.
The question for Brink, Clark and several other players is whether to declare for the 2024 draft or exercise the COVID-19 waiver and come back to college for a fifth season. With an NCAA title already under her belt, Brink might be ready to move on.
She’s likely to thrive in the pro game offensively and…
