Ros Gold-Onwude

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Ros Gold-Onwude
Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Molloy
(Queens, New York)
CollegeStanford (2005–2010)
PositionPoint guard

Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude (/ɒnˈwʊdi/; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played college basketball at Stanford and played on the Nigeria national team.

Gold-Onwude covers NBA basketball on

Pac-12 Networks. Most recently Gold-Onwude has joined forces with Kevin Durant's and Rich Kleiman's 35 Ventures as one of the faces of "The Boardroom". Gold-Onwude was also the host of a sports debate show called "Don't at Me" presented by The Players' Tribune and streaming live Twitter
.

Early life

Gold-Onwude was born in

Briarwood, New York. The team won two state titles in 2003 and 2004, but a knee injury finished her senior season early. Despite the injury, she graduated from Molloy as a highly decorated player and became the first female athlete in the program's history to play Division I basketball after accepting a scholarship to Stanford University.[3] Gold-Onwude became Molloy's second all-time leading scorer and the all-time leader in steals and assists despite another knee injury. In 2011, Gold-Onwude became the first Molloy alumna to be inducted into the GCHSAA Hall of Fame.[3]

College career

Gold-Onwude played basketball while earning her bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in sociology at Stanford University.[2]

As a member of the Stanford women's basketball team from 2005 to 2010, Gold-Onwude played in three Final Fours and two national championship games helping the Cardinal win four conference titles, as starting guard.[2] In her final season she was named the 2010 Pac-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, ending her Stanford career as the school's all-time leader in games played.[4]

National team career

Gold-Onwude represented the Nigeria women's national team at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women where she averaged 8.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2 assists.[5][6]

Broadcasting

From 2017 to 2019, Gold-Onwude worked for

2016 Rio Olympics as a sideline reporter for Men's Basketball. Gold-Onwude has worked as an analyst for the NBA on ESPN Radio since 2022.[7] In 2023, during International Women's Day, she was a guest analyst for an NBA game on ESPN.[8]

Personal life

Gold-Onwude has spoken out about her passion for mentoring young girls, raising awareness for mental health issues and empowering women in business.[9] She has participated in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders Program and NBA Africa Game.[9] In December 2018 she returned to Nigeria to work with the Hope 4 Girls Camp, a girls only basketball camp.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Is Going Places — and She's Taking Women of Color With Her". popsugar.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Orfanides, Effie (April 20, 2018). "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Staszewski, Joseph (April 15, 2011). "Gold standard: Stanford star becomes Molloy's first GCHSAA Hall of Famer". New York Post. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Stanford's 'stopper' will play a key NCAA tournament role". www.paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women: Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Hanson-Firestone, Dana (August 29, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Rosalyn Gold-Onwude". TVOvermind. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "#NBCBLK28: Sideline Reporter Ros Gold-Onwude is Holding Court". NBC News. February 26, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "ESPN Continues All-Women Led NBA Game & Studio Broadcasts in Celebration of International Women's Day on March 8" (Press release). Bristol: ESPN. March 3, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "ESPN's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude describes Israel's impact on her career". www.israelhayom.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

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