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{{Short description|Basketball team based in Shanghai, China}}
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| name          = Shanghai Sharks <br /> {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|上海久事大鲨鱼}}}}
| nickname      = 
| logo          = Shanghai Sharks logo.png
| image_size    = 170px
| leagues       = CBA
| founded       = {{start date and age|1996}}
| history       = '''Shanghai Sharks''' <br /> (1996–present)
| arena         = Shanghai Indoor Stadium<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jfdaily.com/sgh/detail?id=932876 | title=新年新面貌！徐家汇体育公园升级焕新颜_上观新闻 }}</ref>
| capacity      = 13,000
| location      = [[Place:Shanghai|Shanghai]], China
| colors        = Blue, Orange, White<br />{{color box|#0029A4}} {{color box|#EB6715}} {{color box|white}}
| owner         = Shanghai Jiushi Group<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Andrea |title=Shanghai Sharks Basketball Club fully acquired by Shanghai Jiushi |url=http://mobile.ytsports.cn/news-4984.html?cid=54len=19style=searchaction=newmobile_newslistpage=1eid=newsListstr=order=1 |access-date=6 October 2020 |publisher=Yutang Sports |date=29 April 2019}}</ref>
| president     = Qian Anke
| coach         = Li Chunjiang
| championships =  '''1''' (2002)
| website       = [http://www.shanghaisharks.cn/ shanghaisharks.cn]
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{{Infobox Chinese
 | title    = Shanghai Sharks
 | s        = 上海大鲨鱼
 | t        = 上海大鯊魚
 | p        = Shànghǎi dàshāyú
 | y        = Seung hoi2 daai6 sa1 yu2
 | j        = Seong hoi2 daai6 saa1 jyu4
 | w        = Shanghai tashayü
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The '''Shanghai Sharks''' ({{zh|s=上海久事大鲨鱼|t=上海久事大鯊魚|p=Shànghǎi Jǐushì Dàshāyú}}) are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in [[Place:Shanghai|Shanghai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shanghaisharks.cn/ |script-title=zh:上海哔哩哔哩篮球俱乐部官方网站 |publisher=Shanghai Sharks}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4330776 |title=Yao buys Shanghai Sharks |agency=Reuters |work=ESPN.com |date=2009-07-16 |access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref> 

For the 2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season, they have been on the country's top teams after they accomplished a major winning streak.<ref name="Xinhua">[http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2021-11/11/content_77867048.htm CBA Roundup: Liaoning, Shanghai earn eight straight wins] Xinhua (China Internet Information Center), 11 November 2021. Accessed 11 November 2021.</ref> The team has been guided by head coach Li Chunjiang.<ref>{{cite news |title= Hu's career-high sees Guangdong win streak reach 5|url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2021-10/27/content_77834925.htm |accessdate=16 November 2021 |work=China.org.cn |date=27 October 2021}}</ref>

The team itself has become an [[Social:Internet meme|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-trolls-who-want-kyle-kuzma-to-suit-up-for-shanghai-sharks-receive-some-bad-news/|title = Trolls Who Want Kyle Kuzma to Suit up for Shanghai Sharks Receive Some Bad News|date = 17 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fansided.com/2021/06/21/ben-simmons-shanghai-sharks-roster-wikipedia-game-7-loss/|title = Someone put Ben Simmons on the Shanghai Sharks' roster on Wikipedia after Game 7 loss|date = 21 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/shanghai-sharks-incredibly-listed-as-a-possible-destination-for-ben-simmons|title = Shanghai Sharks Incredibly Listed as a Possible Destination for Ben Simmons| date=3 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lakers Fan Ruthlessly Trolled Dillon Brooks Before Lakers vs. Grizzlies Game: "Shanghai Sharks Brooks" |date=29 April 2023 |url=https://fadeawayworld.net/lakers-fan-ruthlessly-trolled-dillon-brooks-before-lakers-vs-grizzlies-game-shanghai-sharks-brooks |access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref>

==Honours==
;CBA
:'''Champions (1):''' 2001–02
:''Runners-up (2):'' 1999–2000, 2000–01

;Merlion Cup
:'''Winners (1):''' 2016

==Players==
===Roster===
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| roster_url = https://www.cbaleague.com/data/#/teamMain?teamId=29125
| accessdate = November 1, 2023
}}

==Sponsorship==
{{As of|2021}}, the team's jersey sponsor has been the Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning.<ref name="Schmitt">[https://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/basketball/basketball-neuer-point-guard-fuer-hamburg-towers-veteran-ray-mccallum-kommt-78059422.bild.html Ein Veteran für die Towers] Ralf Schmitt (Bild), 25 October 2021. Accessed 26 October 2021.{{in lang|de}}</ref>

==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:
*{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Zhelin<ref name="Xinhua"/>
*{{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Ming
*{{flagicon|USA}} Jamaal Franklin<ref name="Xinhua"/>
*{{flagicon|USA}} Ray McCallum Jr.<ref name="Schmitt"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.shanghaisharks.cn/ Official website] {{in lang|zh}}
*[http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/team/shanghai/index.shtml SINA.com.cn profile] {{in lang|zh}}


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