Who is it? | Sports Reporter, Basketball Analyst |
Birth Day | April 28, 1987 |
Birth Place | Queens, New York City, New York, United States, United States |
Age | 36 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
College | Stanford |
Conference | Pac-12 |
Sport | Basketball |
Position | Guard |
Jersey # | 21 |
Class | Senior |
Nickname | Ros |
Career | 2005–2010 |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
High school | Molloy High School |
Ros Gold-Onwude, a renowned sports reporter and basketball analyst in the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by 2024. With her impressive career in sports journalism and analysis, Gold-Onwude has garnered a substantial following and made a name for herself in the industry. Her expertise and passion for basketball have gained her recognition among fans and professionals alike, contributing to her growing net worth. As she continues to excel in her field, it is no surprise that her financial value is projected to increase in the coming years.
Gold-Onwude was born in Queens, New York to Russian and Jewish mother Pat Gold and Nigerian father Austin Onwude. She played high school basketball at Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, N.Y. 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. Later, in 2011, she was inducted into the GCHSAA Hall of Fame, another first for Molloy athlete. As a freshman, Gold-Onwude was the starting point guard for the 2005-06 Stanford team under coach Tara VanDerveer. The aforementioned second knee injury disabled and redshirted her for the entire 2006-07 season, but in 2007-08 she returned as a shooting guard. Stanford made three consecutive trips to the Final Four with Gold-Onwude on the team, and in her final season she was honored as the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.
After graduating, Gold-Onwude worked briefly for Tesla Motors before switching to Sports broadcasting. She divides her time among TNT, Pac-12 Network and MSG. When the regular college basketball season is over, she calls play-by-play for the WNBA's New York Liberty. She has also served as a sideline reporter for the Golden State Warriors since their 2014-15 NBA championship season, and has become quite well known in that role in the Bay Area. Despite being a full-time analyst, she still plays basketball. In 2011, the 5'10" point guard, whose father was born in Nigeria, found herself invited to play for the Nigerian national team and accepted after consulting with ESPN. She is recognized as a leader among women sportscasters, and has said, "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."
On September 1, 2017, Gold-Onwude announced that she would be leaving NBC Sports Bay Area and accepted a job for TNT and NBA TV.