Shanghai Sharks

The Shanghai Sharks (simplified Chinese: 上海哔哩哔哩大鲨鱼; traditional Chinese: 上海嗶哩嗶哩大鯊魚; pinyin: Shànghǎi Bìlǐbìlǐ Dàshāyú) are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai.[1]

Shanghai Sharks 上海哔哩哔哩大鲨鱼
Leagues	CBA
Founded	1996 (1996)
History	Shanghai Sharks (1996–present)
Arena	Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium
Capacity	5,091
Location	Shanghai, China
Team colors	Blue, Orange, White
President	Yao Ming
Head coach	Manos Manouselis
Ownership	Yao Ming
Championships	1 (2002)
Website	shanghaisharks.cn
Home Away Third

Shanghai Bilibili
Traditional Chinese	上海哔哩哔哩
Simplified Chinese	上海哔哩哔哩
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi dàshāyú Wade–Giles Shanghai tashayü Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Seung hoi2 daai6 sa1 yu2 Jyutping Seong hoi2 daai6 saa1 jyu4
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	上海西洋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi xīyáng Wade–Giles Shanghai hsiyang Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Seung hoi2 sai1 yeung4 Jyutping Seong hoi2 sai1 jeong4

It is best known outside China as the club that developed Yao Ming before he entered the National Basketball Association. With Yao on the team, the Sharks made the finals for three seasons in a row (in 1999–2000, 2000–01, and 2001–02), facing the Bayi Rockets each time. They were runners-up the first two years, but won the CBA championship for the first time on their third try, snapping a string of six Bayi Rockets championships in a row.

The team faced serious financial issues in the 2008–09 season, and were in danger of not being able to compete in the 2009–10 season due to their shaky finances. On July 16, 2009, Chinese media reported that Yao had stepped in to purchase the team.[2]

Honours

CBA

Champions (1): 2001–02

Runners-up (2): 1999–2000, 2000–01

Merlion Cup

Winners (1): 2016

Players

Roster

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Shanghai Sharks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 0 Yan Peng 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) F 1 Cai Liang 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) G 5 Meng Lingyuan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) F 11 Tian Yuchen 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 92 kg (203 lb) F 12 Lu Wei 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) G 13 Luo Xudong 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) C 16 Dong Hanlin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 112 kg (247 lb) C 21 Huang Shigan 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) G 22 Ray McCallum Jr. 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) C 23 Zhang Zhaoxu 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 118 kg (260 lb) F 25 Wang Tong 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 77 kg (170 lb) G 33 Luohan Chen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)	Head coach Li Qiuping Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 10, 2020

Notes and references

1. 上海哔哩哔哩篮球俱乐部官方网站. Shanghai Sharks.
2. Reuters (2009-07-16). "Yao buys Shanghai Sharks". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)
• SINA.com.cn profile (in Chinese)