Michael Chao
Michael is a former competitive basketball player. Growing up from playing REP for York Avengers, high school for the Newmarket Raiders, and then taking his talents to the Georgian Grizzlies at the collegiate level.
Michael found pickleball in 2015 after a devastating knee injury that required him to get surgery. He started working at a local community centre in which he had to learn the game of pickleball and hasn’t looked back since. He tried to make one more attempt at basketball for the Georgian Grizzlies in 2017 before ultimately switching over to pickleball full-time in 2018.
Currently, Michael is a entrepreneur now who owns multiple companies across the province.
North City Hoops – Provides basketball services for adults across York Region from recreation to advance
CEO Event Marketing – Providing professional services for small and large events across the GTA. Services include campaign strategy, event execution, and staffing
APA Ontario Circuit – Providing professional/amateurs pickleball events all over Ontario. Tournaments and clinics at state of the art facilities.