Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (born April 28, 1987) 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. Ros is a Stanford University graduate 2010 with a BA and MA in communications. She now works for TNT as a sideline reporter.
Early Life & College
Ros was born in Queens, New York to Pat Gold and Austin Onwude. She would go on to play high school ball for the Archbishop Molloy Stanners. Ros's teams won two state titles in 2003 and 2004, but a knee injury finished her senior season early. Despite the injury, Ros was able to leave Molloy as a highly decorated player. Ros became the first Division 1 player in the program's history after accepting a scholarship to Stanford University. Despite being hampered by the knee injury her senior year, Ros left the program as the team's second all-time leading scorer and was the all time leader in steals and assists. Later in the year 2011 Ros would be inducted into the GCHSAA Hall of Fame, the first from Molloy.[1]
Ros became a starter for Stanford her freshman year. Playing for legendary coach Tara VanDerveer, Ros would be a starter on the 05-06 team at point guard. Another knee injury would keep her out of action for the 06-07 season, redshirting, but for the 07-08 season Ros 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, and in her final season Ros was awarded the Pac 10 defensive player of the year.[2]
Coach VanDerveer also had another tie to Ros' family. Ros' mother Pat Gold had been roommates with Tara at University at Albany, SUNY.[3]
Broadcasting
After graduating, Ros took a job at Tesla Motors. It wasn't long though before Ros realized she would be switching careers. ESPN, Fox Sports Net, and other network affiliates began calling in 2010 and asked her to be an analyst for select basketball games. Ros decided to accept it, and she began calling the game she loved.
Despite being a full-time analyst today, Ros continues to play the game she loves. In 2011 she was invited to play basketball for the Nigerian National team. With permission from ESPN, she accepted.[4] Ros can be found calling games weekly for Pac-12 Network during the regular season and select ESPN games. When college basketball season is over, Ros moves over to the WNBA. She spends her free time with friends and family.
Currently working as a side line reporter for the Golden State Warriors.