Biography.guide
Home › People › Television journalist › Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
Portrait of Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

b. 1987

American sports broadcaster

Television journalistReporter Basketball player
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

Born 1987. Rosalyn Gold-Onwude is a Nigerian and American television journalist, reporter and basketball player.

Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude (; 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 on Twitter.

Early life Gold-Onwude was born in Queens, New York City, to Russian-Jewish mother Pat Gold and Nigerian father Austin Onwude. She grew up in Rego Park, Queens

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. 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.

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.

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 New York 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. In 2023, during International Women's Day, she was a guest analyst for an NBA game on ESPN.

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. She has participated in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders Program and NBA Africa Game.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Television journalist, reporter, basketball player
Education
Archbishop Molloy High School, Stanford University
Awards
OkayAfrica 100 Women
Also known as
Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude

People in Rosalyn Gold-Onwude's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Rosalyn Gold-Onwude's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rosalyn Gold-Onwude?

American sports broadcaster

When was Rosalyn Gold-Onwude born?

Rosalyn Gold-Onwude was born on 28 April 1987 in Queens.

What is Rosalyn Gold-Onwude's occupation?

Rosalyn Gold-Onwude is a television journalist, reporter and basketball player.

What nationality is Rosalyn Gold-Onwude?

Rosalyn Gold-Onwude is Nigerian and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

· Wikidata: Q16231679

· DBpedia: Ros Gold-Onwude

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rosalyn Gold-Onwude. https://biography.guide/rosalyn-gold-onwude/

MLA: "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rosalyn-gold-onwude/.

Chicago: "Rosalyn Gold-Onwude." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rosalyn-gold-onwude/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-23 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:05 UTC