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Ros Gold-Onwude
	Gold-Onwude at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in 2016
Personal information
Born	April 28, 1987 (age 37); Queens, New York
Nationality	American / Nigerian
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Molloy; (Queens, New York)
College	Stanford (2005–2010)
Position	Point guard
Women's basketball
Representing Nigeria
African Games (All-Africa Games)

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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 ESPN's TV, digital, and radio platforms and is a fill-in host of First Take with Stephen A. Smith each week. Since 2012 Gold-Onwude has covered March Madness, the NCAA tournament and Pac-12 Men's and Women's college hoops in both the analyst and reporter role for 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 Queens, New York City, to Russian-Jewish mother Pat Gold and Nigerian father Austin Onwude.^[1]^[2] She played high school basketball at Archbishop Molloy High School 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 Turner Sports in her first national role, covering the NBA regular season, playoffs, All Star Weekend and NBA Summer League games for TNT and NBATV. Before joining Turner Sports, Gold-Onwude served as the sideline reporter for the Golden State Warriors on NBC Sports Bay Area, covering the Warriors' run to three straight NBA Finals and two championships from 2014 to 2017. Gold-Onwude was the color commentator for the WNBA's NY Liberty from 2011 to 2017 for MSG Networks. Additionally, she joined NBC's coverage of the 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

^ "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Is Going Places — and She's Taking Women of Color With Her". popsugar.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Orfanides, Effie (April 20, 2018). "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^ ^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.
^ "Stanford's 'stopper' will play a key NCAA tournament role". www.paloaltoonline.com. March 18, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^ "2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women: Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ Hanson-Firestone, Dana (August 29, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Rosalyn Gold-Onwude". TVOvermind. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^ "#NBCBLK28: Sideline Reporter Ros Gold-Onwude is Holding Court". NBC News. February 26, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "ESPN's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude describes Israel's impact on her career". www.israelhayom.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

External links

Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude at FIBA (archive)
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude at Stanford University (archived)
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude at IMDb
Rosalyn Gold Onwude at Behind The Voice Actors

[POP-1] "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Is Going Places — and She's Taking Women of Color With Her". popsugar.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[:1-2] Orfanides, Effie (April 20, 2018). "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

[:0-3] 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. March 18, 2010. 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.

[:2-9] "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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-'''Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude''' ({{IPA|/ɑːnˈwʊˌdiː/}}; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played [[college basketball]] at [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]] and played on the [[Nigeria women's national basketball team|Nigeria national team]].
+'''Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude''' ({{IPAc-en|ɒ|n|ˈ|w|ʊ|d|i}}; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played [[college basketball]] at [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]] and played on the [[Nigeria women's national basketball team|Nigeria national team]].
 Gold-Onwude covers NBA basketball on [[ESPN]]'s TV, digital, and radio platforms and is a fill-in host of [[First Take (talk show)|First Take]] with [[Stephen A. Smith]] each week. Since 2012 Gold-Onwude has covered March Madness, the NCAA tournament and Pac-12 Men's and Women's college hoops in both the analyst and reporter role for [[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 [[Queens]], New York City, to Russian-Jewish mother Pat Gold and Nigerian father Austin Onwude.<ref name="POP">{{cite web | title=Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Is Going Places — and She's Taking Women of Color With Her | work= popsugar.com | url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Who-Rosalyn-Gold-Onwude-44525755 |access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Orfanides|first=Effie|date=April 20, 2018|title=Rosalyn Gold-Onwude: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|url=https://heavy.com/sports/2018/04/rosalyn-gold-onwude-drake-ethnicity-parents-instagram/|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=Heavy.com|language=en-US}}</ref> She played high school basketball at Archbishop Molloy High School 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Staszewski|first=Joseph|date=April 15, 2011|title=Gold standard: Stanford star becomes Molloy's first GCHSAA Hall of Famer|url=https://nypost.com/2011/04/15/gold-standard-stanford-star-becomes-molloys-first-gchsaa-hall-of-famer/|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
+Gold-Onwude was born in [[Queens]], New York City, to Russian-Jewish mother Pat Gold and Nigerian father Austin Onwude.<ref name="POP">{{cite web |title=Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Is Going Places — and She's Taking Women of Color With Her |work=popsugar.com |url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Who-Rosalyn-Gold-Onwude-44525755 |access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Orfanides |first=Effie |date=April 20, 2018 |title=Rosalyn Gold-Onwude: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/sports/2018/04/rosalyn-gold-onwude-drake-ethnicity-parents-instagram/ |access-date=July 9, 2021 |website=Heavy.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She played high school basketball at Archbishop Molloy High School 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Staszewski |first=Joseph |date=April 15, 2011 |title=Gold standard: Stanford star becomes Molloy's first GCHSAA Hall of Famer |url=https://nypost.com/2011/04/15/gold-standard-stanford-star-becomes-molloys-first-gchsaa-hall-of-famer/ |access-date=July 9, 2021 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
 ==College career==
 Gold-Onwude played basketball while earning her bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in sociology at Stanford University.<ref name=":1" />
-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.<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stanford's 'stopper' will play a key NCAA tournament role|url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2010/03/18/stanfords-stopper-will-play-a-key-ncaa-tournament-role|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=www.paloaltoonline.com|language=en}}</ref>
+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.<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanford's 'stopper' will play a key NCAA tournament role |url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2010/03/18/stanfords-stopper-will-play-a-key-ncaa-tournament-role |access-date=July 9, 2021 |website=www.paloaltoonline.com |date=March 18, 2010 |language=en}}</ref>
 ==National team career==
-Gold-Onwude represented the [[Nigeria women's national basketball team|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women: Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude |url=http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/95493/sid/7916/tid/340/_/2011_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Women/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hanson-Firestone|first=Dana|date=August 29, 2019|title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Rosalyn Gold-Onwude|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/rosalyn-gold-onwude/|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=TVOvermind|language=en-US}}</ref>
+Gold-Onwude represented the [[Nigeria women's national basketball team|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women: Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/95493/sid/7916/tid/340/_/2011_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Women/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanson-Firestone |first=Dana |date=August 29, 2019 |title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Rosalyn Gold-Onwude |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/rosalyn-gold-onwude/ |access-date=July 9, 2021 |website=TVOvermind |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Broadcasting==
-From 2017 to 2019, Gold-Onwude worked for [[Turner Sports]] in her first national role, covering the NBA regular season, playoffs, All Star Weekend and NBA Summer League games for [[NBA on TNT|TNT]] and [[NBATV]]. Before joining Turner Sports, Gold-Onwude served as the sideline reporter for the [[Golden State Warriors]] on [[NBC Sports Bay Area]], covering the Warriors' run to three straight [[NBA Finals]] and two championships from 2014 to 2017. Gold-Onwude was the color commentator for the WNBA's [[NY Liberty]] from 2011 to 2017 for [[MSG Networks]]. Additionally, she joined NBC's coverage of the [[2016 Rio Olympics]] as a sideline reporter for Men's Basketball.
+From 2017 to 2019, Gold-Onwude worked for [[Turner Sports]] in her first national role, covering the NBA regular season, playoffs, All Star Weekend and NBA Summer League games for [[NBA on TNT|TNT]] and [[NBATV]]. Before joining Turner Sports, Gold-Onwude served as the sideline reporter for the [[Golden State Warriors]] on [[NBC Sports Bay Area]], covering the Warriors' run to three straight [[NBA Finals]] and two championships from 2014 to 2017. Gold-Onwude was the color commentator for the WNBA's [[NY Liberty]] from 2011 to 2017 for [[MSG Networks]]. Additionally, she joined NBC's coverage of the [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#NBCBLK28: Sideline Reporter Ros Gold-Onwude is Holding Court |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbcblk28/nbcblk28-rosalyn-gold-onwude-sideline-reporter-holds-court-n507346 |access-date=July 9, 2021 |website=NBC News |date=February 26, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, during International Women's Day, she was a guest analyst for an NBA game on [[NBA on ESPN|ESPN]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/03/espn-continues-all-women-led-nba-game-studio-broadcasts-in-celebration-of-international-womens-day-on-march-8/ |title=ESPN Continues All-Women Led NBA Game & Studio Broadcasts in Celebration of International Women's Day on March 8 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |location=[[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]] |date=March 3, 2023 |accessdate=May 25, 2023}}</ref>
-Gold-Onwude has worked as an analyst for the NBA on ESPN Radio since 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=#NBCBLK28: Sideline Reporter Ros Gold-Onwude is Holding Court|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbcblk28/nbcblk28-rosalyn-gold-onwude-sideline-reporter-holds-court-n507346|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
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 ==External links==
+* {{FIBA|new_id=192359|name=Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude|old_id=95493}}
-*{{twitter|ROSGO21}}
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120106132828/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/goldonwude_rosalyn00.html Stanford bio] (archive)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120106132828/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/goldonwude_rosalyn00.html Rosalyn Gold-Onwude] at [[Stanford University]] (archived)
+* [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rosalyn-gold-onwude-1.html Rosalyn Gold-Onwude] – [[Sports-Reference.com]] college basketball player profile
+* {{IMDb name|name=Rosalyn Gold-Onwude}}
+* {{BTVA person|name=Rosalyn Gold Onwude}}
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+[[Category:Jewish American sports journalists]]
+[[Category:African-American sports journalists]]