Kevin McHale Net Worth

Posted by Tisa Delillo on Sunday, June 9, 2024

Kevin Edward McHale net worth is
$16 Million

Kevin Edward McHale salary is
$2 Million

Kevin Edward McHale Wiki Biography

Kevin Edward McHale was born on 19 December 1957, in Hibbing, Minnesota USA, of Croat and Irish ancestry. Kevin is a basketball coach and retired professional basketball player, best known to have played his entire career with the Boston Celtics. He was also a head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves before later becoming the head coach of the Houston Rockets. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is now.

How rich is Kevin McHale? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $16 million, mostly earned through a successful career in basketball. He reportedly earns round $2 million a year salary as head coach. While a good bulk of his wealth came from his playing career, he has also worked on television and in the NBA front office. All of these have ensured his riches.

Kevin McHale Net Worth $16 Million

Kevin started to get known for his basketball skills while attending Hibbing High School, where he helped the team to a runner-up finish in the AA Minnesota State Championship game. After matriculating, he attended the University of Minnesota where he played for four years and was selected as the top player in university history for men’s basketball.

He entered the 1980 NBA draft and was selected as the third pick overall by the Boston Celtics. He signed a three-year contract, joining players such as Cedric Maxwell and Larry Bird on the team. He would make an impact during his first year, becoming one of the top rookies from his draft, which peaked in an NBA play-offs win against the Houston Rockets, in which Kevin played a big role. For the next two seasons, Boston struggled to get to the NBA finals, and then McHale became a free agent. He was chased by the New York Knicks but eventually re-signed with Boston once again, and was given a $1 million per season contract, considered one of the highest contracts during his time. His net worth would start to increase significantly from this point.

Kevin would become a sixth man for the Celtics and would help the team’s run to get their 15th championship against the Los Angeles Lakers. The following season he would make a total of 98 points in consecutive games, earning himself a franchise record. They would go on to win another NBA championship, and the team of the 1985 to 1986 season would be considered one of the strongest in basketball history. The following year, Kevin would become a starter, and average above 20 points per game. They would set a record of 67-15 with a 50-1 record at home. Despite injuries that season, McHale would return in the playoffs to help the Celtics win another championship, against the Houston Rockets.

In the middle of his playing career, Kevin had become one of the best offensive players in the game, setting career highs in both rebounds and points. In March 1987 he received an injury that doctors warned could be career-ending. He played through it and helped the team get a conference final win, but eventually lost in the NBA finals against the LA Lakers. After head coach KC Jones retirement, the strong Celtics team would have difficulty winning an NBA championship. After a loss in the 1992 to 1993 season against Charlotte during the playoffs, McHale announced his retirement.

After retirement, Kevin became a part of the Minnesota Timberwolves in various roles, before becoming the team’s head coach. He was the head coach until 2009 and then he became a television analyst. Recently, he has been hired to become the head coach of the Houston Rockets, which he coaches today.

For his personal life, Kevin has been married to Lynn since 1982, and they have five children, but one of whom perished due to lupus.


Net Worth$16 Million
Salary$2 Million
Date Of BirthDecember 19, 1957
Place Of BirthHibbing, Minnesota USA
ProfessionFormer Basketball Player (Boston Celtics), Celtics'team's head coach
EducationHibbing High School, University of Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
SpouseLynn McHale (m. 1982)
ChildrenAlexandra McHale, Kristyn McHale, Thomas McHale, Joseph McHale, Michael McHale
IMDBwww.imdb.com/name/nm1652335
AwardsBasketball Hall of Fame, NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986), NBA All-Star (1984, 1986–1991), All-NBA First Team (1987), NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1984, 1985), NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1984, 1985)
NominationsNBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996), Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)
Movies"Cheers: "Cheers Fouls Out","Where Have All The Floorboards Gone"
#Fact
1Minnesota - Named interim head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. [February 2005]
2Voted the top basketball player in the history of the University of Minnesota in 1995.
3Inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
4Inducted into the University of Minnesota's M Club Hall of Fame.
5Named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996.
6Elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
7Forward for Boston Celtics (1980-1993).

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cheers1990-1991TV SeriesKevin McHale

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
1989 NBA All-Star Game1989TV SpecialHimself
1988 NBA All-Star Game1988TV SpecialHimself
1987 NBA All-Star Game1987TV SpecialHimself
1986 NBA All-Star Game1986TV SpecialHimself
The NBA on CBS1985TV SeriesHimself - Boston Celtics Forward / Center
1984 NBA All-Star Game1984TV SpecialHimself
Mike & Mike2010-2017TV SeriesHimself - Basketball Hall of Famer / Himself - Telephone Interviewee / Himself - Houston Rockets Head Coach
Open Court2015-2016TV SeriesHimself
Celebrity Family Feud2015TV SeriesHimself
30 for 302014TV Series documentaryHimself
TeenNick Halo Awards2012TV SpecialHimself
Rome Is Burning2011TV SeriesHimself - Alone with Rome / New Houston Rockets Head Coach
Sports: AT&T Original Documentaries2011TV Series documentaryHimself
Pardon the Interruption2009-2010TV SeriesHimself
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals2010TV Movie documentaryHimself
NBA Gametime2008TV SeriesHimself - Studio Analyst
ESPN 25: Who's #1?2004TV Series documentaryHimself
ESPN SportsCentury2000-2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Michael Jordan: His Airness1999Video documentaryHimself
Making the Cut: MTV's NBA Rookie Special1997TV SpecialGuest
1991 NBA All-Star Game1991TV SpecialHimself
1990 NBA All-Star Game1990TV SpecialHimself

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