Shanghai Sharks

Shanghai Sharks 上海哔哩哔哩大鲨鱼
Leagues	CBA
Founded	1996 (1996)
History	Shanghai Sharks (1996–present)
Arena	Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium
Arena Capacity	5,000[1]
Location	Shanghai, China
Team colors	Blue, Orange, White
President	Yao Ming
Head coach	Liu Peng
Ownership	Yao Ming
Championships	1
Website	ShanghaiSharks.cn
Uniforms
Home Away

The Shanghai Bilibili 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, China.^[2]

It is best known outside China as the club that developed Yao Ming before he entered the National Basketball Association. With the "Moving Great Wall" on the team, the Sharks made the finals three years in a row (in 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2002), 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. Yao was a key player on the team in those years.

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.^[3]

Honours

CBA

Champions (1): 2001–02

Runners-up (2): 1999–2000, 2000–01

Merlion Cup

Champions (1): 2016

Players

Roster

Shanghai Sharks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 7000100000000000000♠1 Cai Liang 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb) 1.5 !G 7000300000000000000♠3 CHN ! Reng Pengpeng 7000184000000000000♠1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001780000000000000♠78 kg (172 lb) 3.5 !F 7000900000000000000♠9 CHN ! Ju Peng 7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002110000000000000♠110 kg (243 lb) 1.5 !G 7001100000000000000♠10 CHN ! Liu Xiaoyu 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001700000000000000♠70 kg (154 lb) 5.0 !C 7001110000000000000♠11 CHN ! Wu Guanxi 7000210000000000000♠2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 7002123000000000000♠123 kg (271 lb) 1.5 !G 7001120000000000000♠12 CHN ! Lu Wei 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb) 1.5 !G 7001140000000000000♠14 CHN ! Wang Zezhong 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 3.5 !F 7001220000000000000♠22 CHN ! Zhai Yi 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001890000000000000♠89 kg (196 lb) 5.0 !C 7001230000000000000♠23 CHN ! Zhang Zhaoxu (C) 7000221000000000000♠2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 7002102000000000000♠102 kg (225 lb) 1.5 !G 7001240000000000000♠24 CHN ! Ge Yang 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb) 5.0 !C 7001250000000000000♠25 CHN ! Wang Tong 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001890000000000000♠89 kg (196 lb) 3.5 !F 7001300000000000000♠30 FRA ! Guerschon Yabusele 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002118000000000000♠118 kg (260 lb) 1.5 !G 7001320000000000000♠32 USA ! Jimmer Fredette 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) 4.5 !F/C 7001760000000000000♠76 TPE ! Tseng Wen-ting 7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001970000000000000♠97 kg (214 lb)	Head coach Liu Peng Assistant coach(es) Brian Goorjian Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: April 2, 2017

Notable players

Notes and references

External links

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