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Shanghai Sharks

About the Shanghai Sharks Basketball Team

  • What are the Shanghai Sharks? The Shanghai Sharks are a Chinese Basketball team, the best known outside of China, especially led by being the former club of Yao Ming (8 times NBA All Star between 2003 & 2011). He played five seasons in Shanghai (1997-2002) and help the Sharks to win their first CBA championship in 2002 while averaging 38,9 points and 20,2 rebounds per game! A few years later, he also became the owner of the team on July 16, 2009.
  • Are the Shanghai Sharks in the NBA? No! Even if the team played some friendly NBA pre-season games, they are participating in the Chinese league CBA ("Chinese Basketball League"), went in finals three times in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and won the title in 2002.
  • Which NBA players have joined the Shanghai Sharks basketball roster? Most famous and outstanding players have been Yao Ming, Gilbert Arenas, Jimmer Fredette, Michael Beasley, Luis Scola and Donatas Motiejunas.
  • What are the most common spelling mistakes? Although the correct name is Shanghai Sharks, many users try the following names: shaghai sharks, shangai sharks, shamghai sharks, shanghai shark, shanghi sharks, shangi sharks, shangia sharks, shanhai sharks, ...
  • What does Proballers bring you? You will find plenty of information since we cover the Shanghai Sharks Basketball Team from the 2008-2009 season onwards: the Shanghai Sharks basketball roster, Shanghai Sharks players, logo, games, lineup, the Shanghai Sharks standing, schedule, stats, record, ...