American professional basketball coach David Fizdale recently served for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He had spent nearly 20 years working as an assistant coach for several NBA teams as well as colleges. So far, he has served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, and Miami Heat.

In addition, he had been the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies for a year in 2016. Back in school, he became an excellent point guard and then marked his career as a basketball coach. However, before establishing his coaching career, he worked as a video game trainee for the NBA’s Miami Heat in 1997. Scroll down to read more about his personal or professional life.

DAVID FIZDALE: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The basketball coach was born on June 16, 1974, which makes him 46 years old as of 2020. He was born as the son of mother, Helen Hamilton, and was raised alone in Los Angeles, California . Also, his white father left them when he was a child, and no information about him. Moreover, his parental grandparents have been an integral part of his life since he was young.

From an early age, he was exposed to a violent environment and lost loved ones to gun violence. Additionally, he is an alumnus of John C. Fremont High School where he played as a point guard for the school’s basketball team. After that, he joined the University of San Diego and earned his BA degree in communications with a minor in sociology.

DAVID FIZDALE: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

During his college years, he played as a basketball player and later started his career as a head coach. In addition, he had played four seasons from 1992 to 1996 with the San Diego Toreros. During his college career, Fizdale played in 93 games overall, with 2.6 field goals per game, 4.1 2-point field goals per game, and 8.0 points per game. He was included in the All-West Coast Conference during his senior season and averaged seven assists.

After that he started his career as a basketball coach in his alma mater from 1998 to 2002, before that he interned at the video department of Miami Heat. In 2002 he joined Fresno State as an assistant coach and after a year left to join the Golden State Warriors under head coach Eric Musselman. Then from 2004 to 2008, he served for the Atlanta Hawks as part of its coaching staff.

Fizdale worked with the Miami Heat from 2008 to 2016 with an eight-season tenure. And then he became an associate head coach and he helped Miami win two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. He joined the Memphis Grizzlies in March 2016 as a head coach. But he was let go from the team in November 2017 due to frequent losses last season. After that, he started working as the head coach of the New York Knicks and signed a four-year contract. However, he was fired from his post after a loss to their season in December 2019.

DAVID FIZDALE: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND

He married Natasha Sen who owns the Creative Penny as well as its creative director. She also has experience in social media marketing and graphic design. Born on June 10, 1985, she is 11 years younger than her husband. She is of Indian origin and holds Canadian citizenship. In addition, his business targets branding and graphic design, event management and social marketing services.

Then the couple first met when Fizdale was an assistant coach for the San Diego team. After dating for a while, they got engaged in 2013 and exchanged vows in August 2014. They married at a luxury hotel in San Diego in an Indian-style wedding ceremony attended by the NBA star Dwayne Wade of Miami Heat. On June 3, 2020, the duo announced that they were expecting a baby boy via Natasha’s social media page. Recently, on December 4, 2020, she posted photos of her newborn baby. Additionally, David has a son named Kyle Jackson from his previous relationship.

DAVID FIZDALE: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

He had surely made a fortune through his work and invested in business ventures. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $1 million from his head coaching career. Additionally, he currently resides in a $2.25 million Mediterranean-style home in Calabasas with his family.

He is not very active on the various social media platforms. However, we can find social media accounts under his name having a few hundred followers on Twitter and Facebook .

DAVID FIZDALE: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The head coach has an athletic body who is 5 feet 9 inches or 1.79 meters tall. other than that, he did not provide any information about his body weight or measurements. He additionally has a bald head with brown eyes.