Social:Shanghai Sharks
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The Shanghai Sharks (simplified Chinese: 上海久事大鲨鱼; traditional Chinese: 上海久事大鯊魚; pinyin: Shànghǎi Jǐushì Dàshāyú) are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai.[1]
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]
For the 2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season, they have been on the country's top teams after they accomplished a major winning streak.[3] The team has been guided by head coach Li Chunjiang.[4]
The team itself has become an internet meme by NBA fans. The team is jokingly referred to as a future landing spot for players, mainly high profile stars, who under-perform in a game or series; particularly in the playoffs.[5][6][7][8]
Honours
- CBA
- Champions (1): 2001–02
- Runners-up (2): 1999–2000, 2000–01
- Merlion Cup
- Winners (1): 2016
Players
Roster
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Sponsorship
(As of 2021), the team's jersey sponsor has been the Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning.[9]
Notable players
Sharks players who have either set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player or who have played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time include:
References
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". Shanghai Sharks. http://www.shanghaisharks.cn/. - ↑ "Yao buys Shanghai Sharks". ESPN.com. Reuters. 2009-07-16. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4330776.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 CBA Roundup: Liaoning, Shanghai earn eight straight wins Xinhua (China Internet Information Center), 11 November 2021. Accessed 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Hu's career-high sees Guangdong win streak reach 5". China.org.cn. 27 October 2021. http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2021-10/27/content_77834925.htm. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "Trolls Who Want Kyle Kuzma to Suit up for Shanghai Sharks Receive Some Bad News". 17 July 2021. https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-trolls-who-want-kyle-kuzma-to-suit-up-for-shanghai-sharks-receive-some-bad-news/.
- ↑ "Someone put Ben Simmons on the Shanghai Sharks' roster on Wikipedia after Game 7 loss". 21 June 2021. https://fansided.com/2021/06/21/ben-simmons-shanghai-sharks-roster-wikipedia-game-7-loss/.
- ↑ "Shanghai Sharks Incredibly Listed as a Possible Destination for Ben Simmons". 3 September 2021. https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/shanghai-sharks-incredibly-listed-as-a-possible-destination-for-ben-simmons.
- ↑ "Lakers Fan Ruthlessly Trolled Dillon Brooks Before Lakers vs. Grizzlies Game: "Shanghai Sharks Brooks"". 29 April 2023. https://fadeawayworld.net/lakers-fan-ruthlessly-trolled-dillon-brooks-before-lakers-vs-grizzlies-game-shanghai-sharks-brooks.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ein Veteran für die Towers Ralf Schmitt (Bild), 25 October 2021. Accessed 26 October 2021.(in German)
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
- SINA.com.cn profile (in Chinese)
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