Doris Burke Biography

Doris Burke, an American television analyst, works as a sports reporter and color analyst for ESPN. She also works as an NBA sports analyst for ESPN. Before her broadcasting career began, she used to be a high-scoring basketball player in her school’s history.

Early life, education, and college career of Doris Burke

Doris Burke was born on November 24, 1965 on Long Island, New York under the birth sign of Capricorn. Burke is American by her nationality and she is of white ethnicity. Her parents raised her with her seven siblings

She was born the youngest of eight siblings and raised in Manasquan, New Jersey.

When Burke was in the second grade, he discovered his interest in basketball. She said,

“The love for the game is something I found [from the beginning]. I literally picked up that ball when I was 7 and haven’t put it down to this day.

Burke was also on the ManasHigh School girls’ varsity team and eventually became the leading scorer in school history. She used to play basketball aggressively as a boy. According to her trainer, Bill Rogers , she wanted to do all the moves a kid did. He explained:

“She was the type of girl, if she saw boys do something, she wanted to know how to do it. I don’t know how many girls, if anything, took a jump shot. The boys did it. So Doris would look at the kids and she would come up to me and say, ‘I want to learn a jump shot. How do I take a jump shot? ”

Her incredible skills have helped her land scholarship offers from several universities, including Boston College, UMass, and Boston University. She decided to join Providence College, where she helped the varsity team win the Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament twice and became a second-team All-Big East player.

In addition, Burke became in 2000 the first woman to become a color analyst for a New York Knicks game on radio and television. Three years later, she too became a member of ESPN’s best men’s basketball team and worked for ESPN and ABC Sports as a sideline.

Previously, Doris Burke was also the first woman to be a forecaster for Big East men’s games, as well as the first lady to be the lead forecaster for a men’s college basketball seminar package.

Doris Burke Net Worth and Salary

Doris Burke has an estimated net worth of $5 million. However, according to some online sources, the amount is still being reviewed. Her main source of income is her television career. . She has also won an impressive amount from her basketball career in the past.

According to some online sources, an NBA sports analyst earns on average a salary ranging from $107,000 to $115,000. With that income, he maintains his lavish lifestyle.

Doris Burke’s Personal and Family Life

Doris Burke has been rumored to be dating Canadian rapper, Duck since 2016 when the rapper pointed a heart at her in a Toronto Raptors. In an interview, Burke explained the incident,

“I just couldn’t believe this was happening. Drake turned around, my Game 6 seat was right behind him, made a heart shape [with his hands] and pointed at me. I look around behind me to see who’s there, I turn to him and then he points and does it again.

Drake showed his love again by wearing a T-shirt with Burke’s face on the front and the words ‘Woman Crush Everyday’ at Toronto’s ‘Drake Night’ press conference.

In 2016, Burke posted a tweet mentioning Drake:

In April 2018, they officially met at a Raptors game, where they both exchanged hugs and kisses. Here is the video when both of them officially met,

Their fans speculated that the couple is dating. The couple, however, have not confirmed anything.

Burke was previously married to Gregg Burke, an athletic department employee who is currently the assistant director of athletics and head golf coach at the University of Rhode Island. The couple married in 1989 after dating for months.

The couple share two children, a son Matthew Burke and a daughter Sarah Burke who completed their family. The relationship did not last long and she got divorced for some undisclosed reasons.

Age, body measurements and other facts

• Age: As of 2019, Doris Burke is 54 years old.
• Birth sign: Capricorn
• Height = Doris Burke stands at a height of 1.73 m (5 feet 8 inches).
• Body measurement = It has a curved shaped body. Her body measurement is 34-27-37 inches.
• Eye Color: He has a natural blonde hair color.
• Hair Color: She has brown hair color.
• Bra Size: 34 B
• American nationality
• Ethnicity: North American