ESPN NBA female commentators in 2023 are Doris Burke, Cassidy Hubbarth, Carolyn Peck, Holly Rowe, Monica McNutt, Chiney Ogwumike and Malika Andrews.
In today’s world, women are equally active in the field of sports and they have also taken over the position of analyst, reporter, and commentator.
From the former WNBA player to seasoned basketball, they have changed basketball broadcasting. ESPN female NBA analysts and sideline reporters have been breaking records and setting records.
The coverage of the NBA and WNBA on ESPN has greatly benefited from the sideline reporting efforts of the network’s female reporters.
Their in-depth knowledge of the sport and expertise in interacting with players and coaches have gained major attraction among the viewers.
We have listed the 13 NBA female commentators in 2023 along with their brief details and area of expertise.
1. Doris Burke
Doris Burke is a well-known sports analyst for NBA on ESPN. Doris has worked for ESPN for more than 20 years.
She was the first female broadcaster of a New York Knicks game on radio and television. The 58-year-old Doris also worked as an analyst for WNBA games on MSG.
Before beginning her broadcasting career she played basketball in her school and college career. She played college basketball as a point guard at Providence College and played for Providence Friars women’s basketball team.
Doris is 5 feet 8 inches tall and she was inducted into the Providence Hall of Fame in 1999. She began her broadcasting career at ESPN in 1991 and since then she has been part of ESPN’s coverage of the WNBA.
In 2013, Burke made her pre-game NBA appearance on ESPN’s NBA countdown by joining commentators Avery Johnson and Jalen Rose.
2. Cassidy Hubbarth
Cassidy Hubbarth is an Illinois native television anchor. Cassidy joined ESPN in 2010 as a studio anchor.
She worked as a full-time reporter for ESPN’s game telecast throughout the regular season and the NBA Playoffs. She started hosting NBA shows in NBA in 2013.
Cassidy who is 38 years old was a three sports athlete, she was part of the soccer team at Evanston Township High School.
Also, Hubbarth serves as a guest host on several of ESPN’s major programs, including Get Up, SportsCenter, and First Take. She gives comments for NBA Today and NBA Countdown.
The ESPN NBA sideline reporter Cassidy is a massive fan of the Chicago Bulls and often comments on the Bulls player including Taj Gibson.
3. Holly Rowe
Holly Rowe is a prominent sports telecaster for the ESPN sports network. Holly joined the ESPN network in August 1998.
She covers college basketball and football matches that are broadcast on ESPN. She has also worked with ESPN to broadcast women’s collegiate basketball games.
Holly who is 56 years old works as the primary sideline reporter for ESPN’s coverage of women’s college basketball, the WNBA, and playoffs. She also covers men’s college basketball and the NBA.
She became the Utah Jazz’s first female color commentator during a matchup with the Sacramento Kings in 2021.
Holly interviewed Jazz player Jordan Clarkson after the game against Minnesota Timberwolves on October 21, 2022, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
4. Chiney Ogwumike
Chiney Ogwumikei is the ESPN full-time basketball analyst. Chiney is a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.
She is the first WNBA player to host a national radio program for ESPN and the youngest commentator to be named as an NBA analyst for the network covering the NBA, WNBA.
Chiney who is 31 years old, joined ESPN in 2018 and partnered with Mike Golic Jr as the co-host of the ESPN radio show. In 2018, she became a full-time professional athlete to hold a position in the national sports media on a full-time basis.
Talking about her basketball career, the 6 feet 2 inches tall Ogwumikei was named to the USA Basketball U18 team and participated in the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 championship for women.
The Connecticut Sun selected Ogwumike in the first round of the 2014 WNBA draft. She was also elected as a Vice-President of the WNBA player association.
5. LaChina Robinson
LaChina Robinson is an NBA basketball analyst for ESPN. LaChina joined ESPN in 2009 as a college basketball reporter and analyst.
LaChina who is 6 feet 4 inches tall played college basketball at Wake Forest University for four seasons.
After bidding adieu to her playing career, she joined ACC administration offices before heading to Georgia Tech.
She served as director of operations, special assistant to the head coach, and administrative assistant in charge of recruiting.
Worked for Georgia in a different position they hired her on their radio broadcast and in 2009 ESPN hired her.
Robinson became the first member of the Alexandria City Public School’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015.
6. Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Lobo is a television basketball analyst. She is a former basketball player in the Women’s National Basketball Association.
Rebecca started working for ESPN in 2004 as a reporter and analyst for the WNBA and women’s college basketball.
The 49 years old Lobo is a former WNBA All-Star and championship-winning college basketball player who has contributed to ESPN’s studio.
She also co-hosts the weekly podcast Ball & Chain podcast which discusses current sports and family life.
As a former basketball player, 6 feet 4 inches tall Rebecca was named Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame alongside Tracy McGrady and Muffet McGraw.
Lobo played two seasons of the National Women’s Basketball League with the Springfield Spirit from 2002 to 2003.
7. Carolyn Peck
Carolyn Peck is an NBA analyst for ESPN. Carolyn is a former basketball coach at Purdue University and the University of Florida.
She joined ESPN in 2001 and returned in 2007 to work as a basketball commentator covering both men’s and women’s college basketball as well as the NBA and WNBA.
Carolyn who is 57 years old, began her coaching career in 1993 for the Tennessee Lady Vols.
Peck provided game and studio analysis for ESPN’s coverage of the WNBA, and the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship during her time at Florida and Orlando.
After working as a head coach and in broadcasting, she became an associate head coach for the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team in 2016.
A 6 feet 4 inches tall Peck is the first African-American to coach women’s Division I basketball national championship team since being joined by Dawn Staley.
8. Lisa Salters
Lisa Salters is a reporter for ESPN since 2000. Lisa works for ABC’s NBA coverage as a sideline reporter and co-producer.
She covered the NBA on ABC in 2006 as a main sideline reporter and worked the television broadcast of the NBA Finals.
Furthermore, Lisa also provided radio coverage during the NBA Finals in 2007 which was ultimately won by SA Spurs under Gregg Popovich.
Salters has been a sideline reporter for MNF since April 2012. In 2017, Salters carried out the extraordinary feat of covering a midday NBA game in New York, followed by an MNF game in Philadelphia during prime time.
She also spent two days in Oakland working with a comparable high-profile basketball player. However reporting on high-profile events, Salters and Jeremy Schaap co-host ESPN’s popular E:60 program.
Lisa was inducted into the Montgomery Country Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
9. Kara Lawson
Kara Lawson is a basketball television analyst for ESPN. Kara is also the head coach of the Duke Devils women’s basketball team.
She is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA who played basketball professionally for the Detroit Shock in 2003.
Kara, who is currently 42 years old began her broadcasting career while she was active in WNBA. She worked for the Sacramento Kings as a studio analyst working in NBA and WNBA broadcast roles for ESPN.
When the New Orleans Hornets played the Washington Wizards IN 2007 she became the first woman to serve as a national broadcast analyst for an NBA game.
Lawson also worked as a commentator for the 2020 Summer Olympic women’s basketball in 2021.
As a former basketball player, she won a gold medal with the USA women’s basketball team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
10. Ramona Shelburne
Ramona Shelburne is an NBA Insider and senior writer for ESPN. Shelburne is also a former softball player for Stanford Cardinals.
She contributes to the network’s NBA coverage on NBA Today, SportsCenter, ESPN.com, and ESPN Radio.
Ramona who is 43 years old has received numerous Pro Basketball Writers Association accolades for column writing and breaking news.
She has a master’s degree in Communication from Stanford University. She commenced working for ESPN as an online columnist for ESPNLosAngeles.com.
Shelburne worked as a columnist and reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News from 2002 to 2009 for seven years before joining ESPN.
11. Monica McNutt
Monica McNutt is a basketball analyst for ESPN. Monica is a former basketball player at Georgetown Hoyas Women’s basketball team.
She joined ESPN in 2019 as a game analyst and ACC Network studio. Before joining ESPN, McNutt worked at WJLA ABC7 in Washington DC.
Monica who is 34 years old, also anchors MSG PM on MSG Networks and serves as a studio commentator for the New York Knicks.
During the 2022 NBA Finals on ESPN, ESPN Radio, and ABC’s coverage of the 2022 NBA Draft, McNutt worked as a reporter.
She has also contributed to ESPN’s digital NBA pregame show, HoopStreams. Monica achieved her Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland.
12. Ros Gold-Onwude
Ros Gold-Onwude is a sports broadcaster of American-Nigerian descent. Ros covers NBA basketball on ESPN’s TV and radio.
Since 2022, Onwude worked as an analyst for the NBA on ESPN. Before working with ESPN she covered March Madness, the NCAA tournament, and Pac-12 Men’s and Women’s College Basketball in both an analyst and reporting role.
She covered the journey of the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry to three consecutive NBA Finals and two championships for NBC Sports Bay Area from 2014 to 2017.
A 5 feet 10 inch tall Ros played college basketball at Stanford University and help the team to win four conference titles. She also competed at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women on the Nigeria women’s national team.
Ros also worked for NBC as a sideline reporter for the Men’s Basketball competition during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
13. Malika Andrews
Malika is an Oakland native sports reporter and a journalist. She joined ESPN as an online NBA writer in 2018.
Andrews was one of the first reporters to visit the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2020 to cover the end of the 2019–20 NBA season in the Bubble.
Before joining ESPN, she worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. She conducted virtual interviews with the top overall picks to kick off the 2020 NBA overall show.
Malika received the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent in May 2022.
Recently, she interviewed De’Aaron Fox during the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings game in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs.