Shanghai Sharks

Shanghai Sharks Leagues CBA Founded 1996 History Shanghai Sharks (1996–present) Arena Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium  Capacity 5,000[1] Location Shanghai, People's Republic of China Team colors Blue, Orange, White                President Yao Ming Head coach Wang Yong Championships 1 Website Official Site Uniforms Home Away Shanghai Sharks Traditional Chinese 上海大鯊魚 Simplified Chinese 上海大鲨鱼 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi dàshāyú Wade–Giles Shanghai tashayü Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Seong hoi2 daai6 saa1 jyu4 Yale Romanization Seung hoi2 daai6 sa1 yu2 Alternative Chinese name Chinese 上海西洋 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi xīyáng Wade–Giles Shanghai hsiyang Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Seong hoi2 sai1 jeong4 Yale Romanization Seung hoi2 sai1 yeung4

The Shanghai Sharks (Chinese: 上海大鲨鱼; pinyin: Shànghǎi 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, presumably enabling them to continue in the CBA.^[3]

Roster

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Shanghai Sharks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. C 0 Bernard James 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) F 1 Cai Liang 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) G 2 Lee Hsueh-lin 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) G 3 Reng Pengpeng 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) G 5 Yang Chin-min 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) G 7 Feng Qi 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) F 9 Ju Peng 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) G 10 Liu Xiaoyu 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 70 kg (154 lb) C 11 Wu Guanxi 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 123 kg (271 lb) G 12 Lu Wei 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) G 14 Wang Zezhong 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) G 21 A. J. Price 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) F 22 Zhai Yi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) C 23 Zhang Zhaoxu (C) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 102 kg (225 lb) G 24 Ge Yang 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) C 25 Wang Tong 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) F 35 Fan Chenglin 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) F/C 76 Tseng Wen-ting 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb)	Head coach Wang Yong Assistant coach(es) Rob Beveridge Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: December 25, 2015

Honours

• CBA

Champions (1): 2001–02

Runners-up (2): 1999–2000, 2000–01

Notes and references

1. Shanghai Sharks at asiancagers.com
3. Reuters (2009-07-16). "Yao buys Shanghai Sharks". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

External links

• Official Site (Chinese)
• SINA.com.cn profile (Chinese)