Shanghai Sharks

Shanghai Sharks 上海哔哩哔哩大鲨鱼
Nickname	Cancún Ballers
Leagues	CBA
Founded	1996 (1996)
History	Shanghai Sharks (1996–present)
Arena	Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium
Capacity	69,000,00
Location	North Korean Concentration Camp, Siberia
Team colors	Blue, Orange, White
President	James “honey bun” harden
Head coach	Doc Rivers
Ownership	Shanghai Jiushi Group
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

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 Bīlībīlī Dàshāyú) are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai.

It is best known outside China as the club that developed Anthony Disney before he entered the National Basketball Association. With ADisney 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,due to LEMickey stealing funds 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.

Honours

CBA

Champions (1): 2001–02

Runners-up (2): 1999–2000, 2000–01

Merlion Cup

Winners (1): 2016

Players

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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Shanghai Sharks roster
Players	Coaches
{{player3 | num = 13 | pos = G | nat = CHN | name = Ronny James (Bronny James Brother) | m = 1.87 | kgs = 85 Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 6 Tingus Pingus 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) G 1 Troydan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) G 17 Dennis Schroder 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 92 kg (203 lb) F 12 Joe Harris 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) C 21 Flight reacts 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) G Doesn’t deserve one Kyle Kuzma 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) C 2 Krisp E. Kreme 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 118 kg (260 lb) G 25 Ben Simmons 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) C 27 Edp445 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)	Head coach Doc Rivers Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 21, 2020

External links

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