Stephanie Ready

Stephanie Ready
Born1975
Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.
Occupations
  • Coach
  • sports analyst
  • television personality
Years active1998–present
Known forCharlotte Hornets sideline reporter
WebsiteOfficial Twitter account

Stephanie Ready (born 1975) is an American broadcaster for NBA on TNT and was formerly a broadcaster for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Charlotte Hornets. Prior to her broadcasting career, she was a basketball coach and gained recognition as the first female coach of a men's professional league team in 2001.[1][2] After a stint as a head coach at the NBA Development League, she was a part of Hornets’ broadcasts for over a decade, including a stint as the first full-time female NBA game analyst.

  1. ^ "NBDL Makes History With Female Coach".
  2. ^ Roquemore, Bobbi (2002). "Stephanie Ready: making history coaching male hoop stars - assistant coach of the National Basketball Developmental League's Greenville Groove". Ebony.