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ESPN NBA Analysts Female [Past and Present]

By Biraj Timilsina / 16 October 2023 10:46 AM

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ESPN NBA analysts female are Monica McNutt, Doris Burke, Chiney Ogwumike and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude. McNutt joined the network in 2019.

The organization has been broadcasting sports-related content since 1979. Walt Disney owns 80% of the company. Gayle Gardner is the first woman analyst for the channel. She joined ESPN in 1983 and was serving as an anchor for the SportsCenter.

ESPN has been focusing on building an all-woman broadcasting team since 2022. Beth Mowins is also a part of the crew.

Additionally in terms of viewership, the media outlet has reached 72.5 million homes as of 2023. However, it is a slight downfall from the 76 million in 2021. 

The sports channel is an international company that is present in all the inhabited continents of the world. It has also started a streaming service called ESPN+ on its website.

However, the users are required to pay for the extra service. The network is even present on social media platforms like YouTube.

ESPN Female Basketball Analysts

ESPN female analysts are listed below:

Doris Burke1991 - present
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude2022 - present
Monica McNutt2019 - present
Chiney Ogwumike2018 - present

Doris Burke

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Burke is an analyst on the NBA and College Basketball on ESPN. She joined the sports channel back in 1991.

Primarily, Doris started in the broadband as a part of the WNBA coverage for the channel. She was the first woman commentator on the radio and also on the TV for the Knicks. 

Later in 2003, she joined as a sideline reporter for NBA games. Also in November 2019, the 58-year-old made her debut on the pregame show of the network.

Eventually in 2022, she was working as a play-by-play of the NBA for the company. Finally in August of 2023, Burke was lead analyst for the NBA games along with Mike and Rivers.

Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

Gold-Onwude is a a sports broadcaster who covers NBA on the ESPN. She is involved in all TV, digital and radio for the network.

Rosalyn joined the 2022 as an analyst on the radio. Additionally, she was also a guest analyst for the NBA games on the channel.

Prior to joining the company, she was a sideline reporter for the Warriors on NBC. The 5-foot-10 was with the broadcasting team of the 2014 to 2017 league games.

Additionally, she also covered the NBA regular and playoff seasons for Tuner Sports from 2017 to 2019. She was part of the NBA on TNT and NBA TV.

Monica McNutt

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McNutt is a former Georgetown Hoyas player. She was even part of the All-Big East second team during her career.

Monica started her media journey for ESPN in 2019. She started as an analyst for the ACC Network.

Additionally, the 33-year-old gradually was added to the team of WNBA coverage and a part of the SportsCenter. She was a game and studio analyst for the broadband.

The Maryland native as of September of 2023 is a studio analyst for the Knicks and also a host for the MSG Networks.

ESPN NBA Hosts Female

Female hosts for the NBA on ESPN are :

  • Malika Andrews
  • Maria Taylor
  • Rachel Nichols

Malika Andrews

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Andres is one of the members of the ESPN female anchors list She joined the network in 2018 as a reporter for the Summer League.

Before entering the company, the Califonia native was a part of the New York Times reporting group. She was also a journalist for the Chicago Tribune.

Eventually in 2020, she was the lead to telecast the 2020 draft along with the interviews with the draftees. Additionally, she was also one of the first to enter the Wide World of Sports complex.

The 28-year-old was even listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 for the sports industry in 2021. Lately on the 23rd of June 2022, she became the first woman to host the NBA draft

Maria Taylor

Taylor was an ex-sportscaster for ESPN. She was with the Network from 2013 till the 20th of July 2021.

She had joined the channel as a sideline reporter. Eventually, she also worked as an analyst for the NCAA women's selection.

Later in 2019, the 36-year-old was the host for the NBA countdown. She was also a sideline reporter for the Pittsburg Steelers and New York Giants for the Monday Night Football Opener.

After her departure from the channel in 2021, she joined NBC Sports. She was also the host for the 2022 French Open Finals and semifinals of both the men and the women.

Rachel Nichols

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Nichols is a journalist and a sports show host. She initially began as a sportswriter for the Sun Sentinel.

Her media journey started at ESPN as a reporter in 2004. She was on the sidelines for the NBA broadcasts.

Later in January of 2013, she parted away from the network to join CNN and Tuner Sports. She was an anchor for the sports program on the channel.

She was also recognized by the Hollywood Reporter as the "10 most powerful Voices in Sports Media". She was listed in their 2015 edition.

Eventually, Rachel rejoined ESPN in 2016. She joined The Jump for ESPN in February of 2016.

She was the host of the show until it was dismantled in 2021. Nichols was then dismissed from the network and now she is a part of the Fox Sports.

NBA Female Commentators For ESPN

Female commentators for ESPN are :

  • Lisa Salters
  • Kara Lawson
  • Cassidy Hubbarth

Lisa Salters

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Salters has been a part of ESPN since 2000. She is a former basketball player for the Pennsylvania State University.

The 57-year-old started as a lead sideline reporter for the NBA on ABC covered by ESPN. Additionally, she was also a journalist for the newsmagazine show of the network. 

She was nominated for the Sports Emmy Award of 2008 for her story 'Ray of Hope". She was also a reporter for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Later in 2006, she was appointed on the TV for the league finals. After a year, she joined the radio to call the 2007 NBA finals.

Eventually in 2018, Salters was part of Monday Night Football as a sideline reporter.

Kara Lawson

Lawson joined the network while she was still a part of WNBA. Later in 2007, she flourished to become the first woman broadcast analyst for the NBA nationwide.

Eventually in 2017, Kara was the lead game analyst for the Wizards. She had retired from her playing career 2 years prior to this role.

She was a 2005 WNBA champion and a part of the 2007 WNBA All-Star team. Later she returned to the game as the assistant coach for the Celtics on 27th June 2019.

However, her broadcasting career was still going on at this time. She eventually was a part of the 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball commentator.

Cassidy Hubbarth

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Hubbarth is a journalist for ESPN. She joined the network back in August of 2010.

Before joining the channel, she was a part of Fox Sports and the Big Ten. She was a host and commentator in her previous roles.

She joined ESPN as an anchor for college basketball and NBA on ESPN3.Additionally, she also hosted the Madden Bowl, Georgia Pro Day and Baylor Pro Day.

Eventually in March of 2013, she became a full-time role for the channel. The 39-year-old has conveyed shows like NBA Tonight and The NBA Today Podcast for the network

Women Reporters In NBA

The NBA reporters that are female is listed below:

  • Beth Mowins
  • Katie George
  • Allison Williams

Beth Mowins

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Mowins is an announcer and a reporter for the channel. She joined the network in 1994.

Beth started her broadband journey as a sports director for the WXHC radio in New York. She later joined ESPN to cover college basketball and other sports.

Later in 2017, she was the first woman to call NBA, college basketball and NFL in CBS Sports too. She was a part-timer in the network.

In the same time period, she was also reporting the NBA games on ESPN. Eventually in 2022, she was part of an all-women broadcasting crew for the network.

Katie George

George is one of the female ESPN NBA reporters. She joined the network fully in 2021.

Prior to joining the company, she was a reporter for the WDRB in Kentucky. Later she joined Fox Sports to cover the bucks for the 2018-19 season. 

Later she joined the ACC in 2019 while working at ESPN to cover some football games. However, Katie was a volleyball player during her college days.

She was even selected in the all-conference Selection in volleyball in 2015.

Allison Williams

Williams is a former sideline reporter for ESPN. She left the network in 2021 after the COVID-19 vaccination was mandated by the channel.

She was actively reporting for the broadband for both football and basketball. Additionally, she was a host for shows like the Jason Taylor Celebrity Golf Special and Ultimate Fan Experience.

Currently as of 2023, Williams is a field reporter for the Miami Marlins of the MLB.