Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

Gold-Onwude prepares for a post-game interview for CSN Bay Area after a Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors Game game in 2016.

Rosalyn "Ros" Gold-Onwude (born April 28, 1987)[1] is a basketball analyst who calls games for ESPN, Pac-12 Network and the WNBA's New York Liberty on MSG. Nicknamed Ros, she is also a reporter for the Golden State Warriors, and the San Francisco 49ers. Gold-Onwude is a Stanford University graduate with a BA in Communications and a Master's Degree in Sociology.

Early Life & College Successes

Gold-Onwude was born in Queens, New York to Pat Gold and Austin Onwude. She would go on to play high school basketball at Archbishop Molloy High School. Gold-Onwude's team won two state titles in 2003 and 2004, but a knee injury finished her senior season early. Despite the injury, Gold-Onwude was able to leave Molloy as a highly decorated player. Gold-Onwude became the first athlete in the program's history to play Division 1 basketball after accepting a scholarship to Stanford University. Gold-Onwude left the program as the team's second all-time leading scorer and was the all-time leader in steals and assists despite a knee injury. Later in the 2011, Gold-Onwude would be inducted into the GCHSAA Hall of Fame, another first for Archbishop Molloy.[2]

Gold-Onwude was a starter for the 05-06 Stanford team her freshman year as a point guard under legendary coach Tara VanDerveer. Another knee injury would keep her out of action for the 06-07 season, redshirting, but for the 07-08 season Gold-Onwude returned as a shooting guard and ended up being recognized as one of the most feared defenders in the nation. Stanford made three consecutive trips to the final four with Gold-Onwude on the team and in her final season Gold-Onwude was awarded the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.[3]

Coach VanDerveer also had another tie to Gold-Onwude' family. Gold-Onwude' mother Pat Gold had been roommates with Tara at University at Albany, SUNY.[4]

Broadcasting

After graduating, Gold-Onwude worked briefly for Tesla Motors before switching careers to sports broadcasting. She splits her time between ESPN, Pac-12 Network, and MSG. When the regular college basketball season is over, she switches to calling games for the WNBA's New York Liberty.[5] Gold-Onwude has also been broadcasting for the Golden State Warriors for the past two years and has become as famous as the team itself in the Bay Area.[6] Despite being a full-time analyst, Gold-Onwude still plays basketball. In 2011, she was invited to play basketball for the Nigerian National team and accepted after consulting ESPN.[7] Gold-Onwude is a leader in women broadcasting in sports media. She is quoted saying "As a woman of color in sports broadcasting, I want to do good work and have a positive, visible influence" and "I hope other young women will look at what I'm doing and realize they too could have a career in sports media if they desire."[8]

References

  1. ↑ Stanford media guide 2007-08, p. 30.
  2. ↑ "GIRL'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BROOKLYN/QUEENS DIOCESE".
  3. ↑ "Problem Child Becomes Complete Player".
  4. ↑ "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Crosses the Sideline in New Role with the Warriors".
  5. ↑ "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Speaking Fee and Booking Agent Contact". www.athletespeakers.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. ↑ "#NBCBLK28: Sideline Reporter Ros Gold-Onwude is Holding Court". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  7. ↑ "NYC basketball trio chases Olympic dream with Nigerian women's national team".
  8. ↑ "#NBCBLK28: Sideline Reporter Ros Gold-Onwude is Holding Court". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
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