.jpg) Fratello in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1947 North Haledon, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Listed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| 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) |
| 1981 | Atlanta Hawks (interim) |
| 1982–1983 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 1983–1990 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1993–1999 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2004–2006 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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| Career coaching record | |
| NBA | 667–548 (.549) |
| Record at Basketball Reference | |
Michael Robert "the Czar" Fratello (born February 24, 1947) is an American sports broadcaster and former professional basketball coach. He is currently a part-time analyst for Bally Sports Ohio for the Cleveland Cavaliers and a part-time color commentator for Bally Sports SoCal for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Fratello previously coached the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), served as NBC's lead analyst, as YES Network's color commentator/studio analyst for the Brooklyn Nets, as a commentator/studio analyst for NBA TV and for nationally televised games on TNT 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).