WikiNow lets you discover the news you care about, follow the topics that matter to you and share your favourite stories with your friends.
© WikiNow
mike fratello
Michael Robert "Mike" Fratello is an American sports broadcaster and a professional basketball coach. Currently, Fratello, aka The Czar, is the analyst for Brooklyn Nets broadcasts on the YES Network and for nationally televised games on TNT. He previously coached the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA, served as NBC's lead analyst, and was also the head coach of the Ukraine national basketball team.
 Fratello in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1947 North Haledon, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hackensack (Hackensack, New Jersey) |
| College | Montclair State |
| Coaching career | 1970–2014 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1970–1972 | Rhode Island (assistant) |
| 1972–1975 | James Madison (assistant) |
| 1975–1978 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 1978–1982 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 1982–1983 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 1983–1990 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1993–1999 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2004–2006 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2011–2014 | Ukraine |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Michael Robert "Mike" Fratello (born February 24, 1947) is an American sports broadcaster and a professional basketball coach. Currently, Fratello, aka The Czar, is the analyst for Brooklyn Nets broadcasts on the YES Network and for nationally televised games on TNT. He previously coached the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA, served as NBC's lead analyst, and was also the head coach of the Ukraine national basketball team.
Fratello is among the winningest head coaches in NBA history, ranking respectively 18th and 19th in all-time regular season wins (667) and games coached (1,215).