Quick Facts Rosalyn Gold Onwude

  • NameRosalyn Gold Onwude
  • Birth Year1987
  • Birth month04
  • FatherAustin Onwude
  • NationalityAmerican
  • Birth PlaceQueens, New York
  • EthnicityMixed
  • ProfessionBasketball Player
  • EducationArchbishop Molloy High School, Stanford University
  • MotherPat Gold
  • AwardsEmmy Award

Rosalyn Gold Onwude is a basketball analyst who calls games for Pac-12 Network, NBA TV, NBA on TNT, and the WNBA’s New York Liberty in MSG Network. Previously she worked as a reporter for the Golden State Warriors and the San Francisco 49ers.

Rosalyn is a well-decorated player and also the first female athlete in the program’s history to play Division I basketball.

Rosalyn Gold Onwude Net Worth and Salary

Looking at her job description, Rosalyn does get a good salary from her career as an analyst. Overviewing the average salary of Sports news analyst, it is reportedly known that they make an average salary up to $78,200 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual income of Onwude is estimated to be around $41.8K.

Sports Analyst is also considered as a member of broadcast media but not all of them have journalism experience. Their salary varies on the size of the market as well as the fame and reputation of the analyst. Salary of the sports analyst for network television of larger market can exceed to $1 million.

Also Read: Stephen A. Smith Net worth, biography

Being an active journalist since very long, Rosalyn is earning quite decent money from her career. Reportedly, she has summoned a good amount as her net worth which is assumed to be over $100,000. Rosalyn’s jewelry, house, and vehicles can also be included as personal assets.

Rosalyn Gold Onwude Personal, Boyfriend, and Married Life

Rosalyn Gold Onwude has a mixed ancestry for being a daughter of Russian-Jewish mother and Nigerian father. Her mother, Pat Gold is an inspiration for Rosalyn to pursue her career in basketball who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia in early ages. 

You May Also Be Interested in: Colleen Wolfe, Personal Life, Biography

Talking about her past relationship, Rosalyn was reported to be linked with rapper Jidenna Mobisson after attending the red carpet event of the BET Awards in June 2016. Furthermore, she was also rumored of being interconnected with Kevin Durant, a famed basketball player in early 2017. However, their relationship was not confirmed.

View this post on Instagram

Reunited! 💯💯💯 @champagnepapi

A post shared by Ros Gold-Onwude (@rosgo21) on

As per some source, it was also told Rosalyn dated the famous rapper, Drake after their duo appearance in several occasions. Yet, the speculations got altered when Rosalyn revealed in an interview stating their relationship to be not more than a good friend.

Don’t Miss: Clay Travis Married Life, Biography

Currently, Rosalyn is not anyone’s girlfriend or wife and also not involved in any kind of relationships and affairs. As mentioned, Rosalyn is unmarried and maintaining her single life.

Rosalyn Gold Onwude Early Life and Education

Rosalyn Gold Onwude was born on 28th April 1987, in Queens, New York, to father, Austin Onwude and mother, Pat Gold. As per her nationality, she is American and belongs to Mixed ethnicity. Further, her star sign is Taurus. 

She attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, New York where she played basketball for the high school team. 

After graduating from high school as a highly decorated female player, Rosalyn accepted the scholarship to Stanford University and earned her degree in arts and communication. 

Rosalyn Gold Onwude Career and Progression

In high school, Rosalyn Gold Onwude started playing basketball for the school team. At the time, her team won two state titles in 2003 and 2004. She also got an athletic scholarship from Stanford University and continued playing for her university team as a point guard. She was the first female athlete in the program history to play first division basketball.

After completion of her study, Gold-Onwude started working for Tesla Motors, an American automotive and energy company before pursuing to sports broadcasting. She diverged her time among TNT, Pac-12 Network and MSG. After the end of regular college basketball season, she called play-by-play for the WNBA’s New York Liberty.

She has also served for the Golden State Warriors as a sideline reporter for their 2014-15 NBA championship season and became quite renowned in that role in the Bay Area.

Another Popular Personality: Mike Gminski 

Despite being a full-time analyst, Gold-Onwude hasn’t quit playing basketball. Her father was the Nigerian citizen for what she found herself invited to play for the Nigerian national team. She accepted the offer after consulting with ESPN.

Rosalyn is recognized as a leader among women sportscasters and has influenced many women to have a positive sight on their dream. She also wants to be a motivational example for those women who aren’t realizing a career in sports or media.

Gold Onwude announced that she would be leaving NBC Sports Bay Area after being hired by TNT and NBA TV on 1st September 2017.

  • Instagram followers- 209K 
  • Twitter followers- 91.9K

Tags