Bay Area Breakers

The publicly documented owners, general manager, coaches, and leadership connected to Bay Area Breakers.

San Francisco Bay Area, CALast verified 2026-07-135 profiles

Owners

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin

Owner (co)

Former NBA guard (Linsanity); investor

Retired from pro basketball in 2025; became co-owner of the Breakers and an active public face for the team (e.g., his DINKsanity events).

Worth Knowing

  • First American of Chinese/Taiwanese descent to win an NBA title
  • Runs the Jeremy Lin Foundation
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David Mercado

Owner (co-founder)

Co-founded the Bay Area Breakers in 2022 with Mimi Mercado and Ritchie Tuazon.

Worth Knowing

  • Mercado co-founded the franchise in 2022, when it competed as the Jackrabbits, alongside Mimi Mercado and Ritchie Tuazon.
  • The founders later expanded a majority-Asian-American ownership group with a stated goal of growing pickleball in Asian and Asian American communities.
  • The Breakers supported a Long Beach student pickleball tournament by providing about 40 paddles for participants.
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Mimi Mercado

Owner (co-founder)

Co-founded the Bay Area Breakers in 2022.

Worth Knowing

  • Mercado co-founded the franchise in 2022, when it competed as the Jackrabbits, alongside David Mercado and Ritchie Tuazon.
  • The founders later expanded a majority-Asian-American ownership group with a stated goal of growing pickleball in Asian and Asian American communities.
  • The Breakers supported a Long Beach student pickleball tournament by providing about 40 paddles for participants.
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Geoffrey Nguyen

Geoffrey Nguyen

General Manager / Owner

Part of the 2023 ownership group; serves as GM of the Breakers for 2026.

Worth Knowing

  • Nguyen is the Breakers' general manager and part of its ownership group, and he also serves as executive director of the nonprofit Pickleball Cares.
  • He owns The Courts at Piccadilly in Arcadia, California, a private facility used by leading MLP players.
  • Before his pickleball roles, he spent more than 20 years in banking and financial services and earned a legal studies degree from UC Berkeley.
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Head Coach

Scott Crandall

Scott Crandall

Head Coach

Pickleball coaching

Head coach of the Bay Area Breakers for 2026.

Worth Knowing

  • Primary professional background: Pickleball coaching.
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