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{{Short description|Basketball team based in Shanghai, China}}
{{Infobox basketball club
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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       = [[Chinese Basketball Association|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      = [[Shanghai]], China
| colors        = Blue, Orange, White<br />{{color box|#111177}} {{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     = 
| coach         = Lu Wei
| championships =  '''1''' (2002)
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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''' ({{lang-zh|s=上海久事大鲨鱼|t=上海久事大鯊魚|p=Shànghǎi Jǐushì Dàshāyú}}), officially named '''Shanghai Juss Basketball Club Co., Ltd''',<ref>https://www.jusssports.com/en/about</ref> are a [[Chinese Basketball Association]] team based in [[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>

The Sharks are best known outside China for having developed [[Yao Ming]] before he entered the [[National Basketball Association]]. Yao was the driving force behind their three consecutive appearances in the finals (1999–2000, 2000–01, and 2001–02), facing the [[Bayi Rockets]] each time. The Sharks were runners-up the first two years, but won for the first time on their third try, breaking the Rockets' streak of six CBA championships in a row.

In August 1979, the Sharks played the [[Washington Bullets]], the first NBA team to travel to China,<ref name=":Minami">{{Cite book |last=Minami |first=Kazushi |title=People's Diplomacy: How Americans and Chinese Transformed US-China Relations during the Cold War |date=2024 |publisher=[[Cornell University Press]] |isbn=9781501774157 |location=Ithaca, NY}}</ref>{{Rp|page=156}} with Yao Zhiyuan—father of Yao Ming—as their center.<ref name=":Minami" />{{Rp|page=156}}

The team faced serious financial issues in the 2008–09 season, and were in danger of not being able to compete in the following season. On July 16, 2009, Chinese media reported that Yao Ming had stepped in to purchase the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.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>

In the [[2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season|2021–22 season]], under [[Li Chunjiang]], the Sharks experienced a high bested only by the Yao era, reinvigorating their place among China's best basketball teams.<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><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> Around that time, alongside the CBA as a whole, they became an [[Internet meme]] as a future landing spot for high-profile NBA stars who underperform in a game or series, particularly in the playoffs. [[Kyle Kuzma]], [[Ben Simmons]], and [[Dillon Brooks]] were prominent victims of such jokes.<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|work=[[ClutchPoints]]|access-date=5 April 2023|last=Recks|first=Johnny|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405182536/https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-trolls-who-want-kyle-kuzma-to-suit-up-for-shanghai-sharks-receive-some-bad-news/|archive-date=April 5, 2023|url-status=live}}</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|work=[[Fansided]]|last=Abele|first=Natalie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405090540/https://fansided.com/2021/06/21/ben-simmons-shanghai-sharks-roster-wikipedia-game-7-loss/|archive-date=5 April 2023|url-status=live}}</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|access-date=16 July 2024|work=Fadeaway World|last=Silva|first=Orlando}}</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|work=Fadeaway World|last=Kulkarni|first=Divij|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502153957/https://fadeawayworld.net/lakers-fan-ruthlessly-trolled-dillon-brooks-before-lakers-vs-grizzlies-game-shanghai-sharks-brooks|archive-date=2 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
;[[Chinese Basketball Association|CBA]]
:'''Champions (1):''' 2001–02
:''Runners-up (2):'' 1999–2000, 2000–01

;CBA In-Season Tournament
:Champions (1): 2024–25

;[[Merlion Cup (basketball)|Merlion Cup]]
:'''Winners (1):''' [[2016 Merlion Cup (basketball)|2016]]

==Players==
===Roster===
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header
| age = n
| team = Shanghai Sharks
| color1 = White
| bg1 = #0029A4
| color2 = black
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}}<!-- list of players -->
<!--DO NOT USE ASIA-BASKET INFO ON THIS ROSTER, THAT INFO MAY BE INCORRECT AND OUT-OF-DATE.--> 
{{player3 | num = 1 | pos = G | nat = CHN | name = Li Tianrong | m = 1.91 | kgs = 89 }}
{{player3 | num = 3 | pos = PG | nat = CHN | name = Yuan Tangwen | m = 1.83 | kgs = 79 }}
{{player3 | num = 9 | pos = C | nat = CHN | name = Yan Pengfei | m = 2.11 | kgs = 116 }}
{{player3 | num = 10 | pos = G | nat = CHN | name = Xie Lirongwei | m = 1.96 | kgs = 86 }}
{{player3 | num = 11 | pos = SG | nat = TWN | name = Liu Cheng| m = 1.95 | kgs = 86 | dab = basketball }}
{{player3 | num = 12 | pos = G | nat = CHN | name = Dai Hao | m = 1.95 | kgs = 78 }}
{{player3 | num = 14 | pos = F | nat = CHN | name = Li Hongquan | dab = basketball | m = 1.98 | kgs = 102 }}
{{player3 | num = 18 | pos = G/F | nat = CHN | name = Liu Zipeng | dab = basketball | m = 1.90 | kgs = 90 }}
{{player3 | num = 19 | pos = G/F | nat = CHN | name = Liu Zhengqing | m = 1.95 | kgs = 90 }}
{{player3 | num = 20 | pos = SF | nat = CHN | name = Dong Hao | dab = basketball | m = 1.98 | kgs = 95 }}
{{player3 | num = 21 | pos = SF | nat = CHN | name = Ma Diancheng | m = 2.03 | kgs = 97 }}
{{player3 | num = 22 | pos = PG | nat = USA | name = Eric Bledsoe | m = 1.85 | kgs = 97 }}
{{player3 | num = 25 | pos = G | nat = CHN | name = Wan Menglin | m = 1.91 | kgs = 88 }}
{{player3 | num = 32 | pos = PF | nat = CHN | name = Liu Lijia | m = 2.06 | kgs = 103 }}
{{player3 | num = 33 | pos = PG | nat = CHN | name = Luo Hanchen | m = 1.83 | kgs = 82 }}
{{player3 | num = 94 | pos = C | nat = CHN | name = Wang Zhelin | m = 2.13 | kgs = 121 }}
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{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach = 
* {{player||CHN|Lu Wei}}
| asst_coach = 
* {{player||CHN|Jie Jun}}
* {{player||CAN|[[James Duncan (basketball)|James Duncan]]}}
| roster_url = https://www.cbaleague.com/data/#/TeamMain?teamId=29125
| accessdate = December 6, 2024
}}

==Sponsorship==
{{As of|2025}}, 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|CHN}} [[Liu Wei (basketball)|Liu Wei]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamaal Franklin]]<ref name="Xinhua"/>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ray McCallum Jr.]]<ref name="Schmitt"/>
*{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Yen Hsing-su]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmer Fredette]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Lofton Jr.]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/team/shanghai/index.shtml SINA.com.cn profile] {{in lang|zh}}
* [https://weibo.com/shanghaisharks Shanghai Sharks on Weibo.com] {{in lang|zh}}

{{CBA teams}}

[[Category:Shanghai Sharks| ]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Shanghai]]
[[Category:Chinese Basketball Association teams]]
[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1996]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Shanghai]]
[[Category:Internet memes introduced in 2021]]