As a junior, Brink received the WBCA Defensive Player of the Year award and became Stanford's all-time leader in blocks.

Brink has won two gold medals with the United States at the youth international level and led the national 3x3 team to the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup title, where she was named the tournament's most valuable player (MVP).

[2][3] She lived in Amsterdam for three years, from age eight, because of her parents' jobs at Nike and returned to the United States before starting sixth grade.

[4][5] Brink was not initially interested in basketball, preferring art as a child and being drawn to volleyball after watching the 2012 Summer Olympics.

[6] Brink played basketball for Southridge High School in Beaverton, Oregon for three seasons under head coach Mike Bergmann.

[5] In her sophomore season, Brink led Southridge to a 28–1 record and a second straight Class 6A state championship, averaging 17.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.

[14] Brink was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic,[15][16] which were both canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

She helped the team win its first state championship as a sophomore, recording nine kills and five blocks against Central Catholic High School in the Class 6A final.

[11][20] Brink had received an offer from Stanford after a camp at age 13, where she impressed then-assistant coach Amy Tucker during a scrimmage against a college team.

[29] In the Elite Eight of the 2022 NCAA tournament, she posted 10 points, six rebounds and six blocks in a 59–50 win over Texas, leading her team back to the Final Four.

On June 18, 2024, Brink exited the Sparks' 79–70 loss against the Connecticut Sun in the first quarter after suffering an apparent leg injury.

[42] On December 17, 2024, Brink signed a multiyear deal with the Lunar Owls (filling their wildcard spot) for the inaugural 2025 season of Unrivaled, the women’s 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.

[3] Brink helped the United States win another gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Thailand, averaging 2.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

She helped her team win the gold medal and was named tournament MVP after leading the competition with 39 rebounds and 10 blocks.

[53] Brink has advocated for the destigmatization of mental health, publicly sharing her personal struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic and the benefits of counseling.

In September 2022, she received the CalHOPE Courage Award, presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America to student-athletes in California for overcoming stress, anxiety and mental trauma.

[54] Brink was estimated to be one of the highest-earning women's college basketball players from name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.

[55] In 2023, she signed an NIL deal with Chegg as part of a campaign to support student mental health, inspired by her own struggles with anxiety.