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Mike Fratello served as the head coach, who were the former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Atlanta Hawks, who took teams to the National Basketball Associations (NBA) playoff 11 times. Mike Fratello recently works as the NBA broadcaster for several top-ranked channels.
Family- Parents Info
Mike’s parents were an envy-worthy couple. The duo stayed together enough to celebrate their 69th anniversary. Mike shared the news via Twitter on the 16th of November, 2010, on the occasion of his mom and dad's wedding anniversary.
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His mother’s name was Marie Fratello. As described by Mike, she was a hard worker and had a significant influence on him. She dearly loved her husband, son, and grandchildren. Unfortunately, she passed away in 2016 at the age of 96.
Likewise, Mike’s father is no more alive -he died in 2011.
Mike's Career And Successions
Mike had first head coaching role at the University of Rhode Island freshman basketball coach, while he spent his valuable four decades in coaching from 1970 to 2014. Then, he became an NBA commentator alongside the great Marv Albert, who named him "The Czar of the Telestrator."
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He has been a TV analyst for NBC Sports, and recently he is a chief commentator of TNT. Well, he also worked for the YES Network, NBC, and TNT.
Net Worth
He is one of the wealthiest NBA related personas, while his exact net worth around 10 million dollars, with his recent earning money. However, wiki sites report that he receives over 300 thousand dollars annually with including his matches commentators fees, bonuses, and incentives.
Well, he is also the richest, and he also has a vast number of amounts and also assets and properties. According to chicagotribune.com, he bought a $1.95 million condo in Fisher Island from Oprah Winfrey. He also used expensive goods such as cars, watches, mobiles, and so many costly things.
Note: Payscale estimated the average income of sports broadcaster of $52,381 annually. Also, the average expected salary of a basketball coach sums up to $49,435 yearly.
Has Blissful Married Life!
No doubt, this former head coach, and broadcaster have already married, sadly there was not much more information about his wife. It is known that his wife's name is Susan Fratello, and she was in a long-time relationship with Mike before the marriage. He first met with his wife and University, where he taught basketball, and she used to study there. And they started dating each other.
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Later, they got married in the late 1970s, and now they have already spent more than four decades of marriage. But still, there is no sign of the divorce. It means they again madly love each other, and they sometimes show by their social media accounts.
The couple happily resides with their children— they welcomed two kids together, a son named Marc and a daughter named Kristi. As of 2019, both of them have grown up. Mike keeps the fans updated about his children and their happenings. He was very proud to announce his son's debut as a director in the movie Babyland in his 2010 tweet.
Mike Fratello announces his son's debut as a director in 2010 (Photo: Mike Fratello's twitter)
Mike feels blessed to have a happy married life and fatherly pleasure.
Fast -forward to 2019, Mike has low-keyed his personal life, so any things relating to his wife and kids are unknown.
Short Bio
The former NBA Memphis Grizzlies' head coach and broadcaster Mike Fratello was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, to his parents, Vincent and Marie, on February 24, 1947. He holds the American nationality and is of the Italian-American ethnicity because of his family from Italy. He reached the age of 72, but still looks young, fit, handsome and as well as healthy, thanks to his daily workout and balanced diet. He has an average of the height of 5 feet 7 inches with his average weight.
Facts:
Here are a few facts that you guys might be unaware of:
i. Mike was active as the captain of his team in high school in basketball, field hockey, and baseball before his college enrollment.
ii. He succeeded Hubie Brown in his job of NBA head-coaching on dates 1981 and 2005. Also, he was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1985 and the consecutive year by leading his team Hawks to the Central Division title.
iv. Fratello worked as a TNT analyst in 1994, 1996, and 2004. He reunited with Albert in 2008 and the YES Network for New Jersey Nets games.
