Ross Lovelace

Experience

Ross is a young, up-and-coming sports reporter who has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners over the past six years. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and has helped out with the All Sooners podcast whenever he gets the chance. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross worked for self-starter blogs and latched onto Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and was hired by All Sooners. Ross landed an internship with Sports Illustrated's Inside the Thunder and has since become a full-time contributor. One day, Ross hopes to work in the NBA.

Work History

• SI/Fan Nation - AllSooners: Writer, 2021-present
• SI/Fan Nation - Inside the Thunder: 2021-present
• The OU Daily, Women’s Basketball Beat: 2020-2021
• Play-by-Play Commentator, Crossings HS: 2020-2023
• OKC CBS Sports: Thunder, OU, OSU: 2019-2020
• Thunder Digest: Thunder Reporter, 2017-2019

Education

Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma.

Personal

Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC, OK. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross is engaged to be married at the end of the year. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.