SHEFFIELD SHARKS

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League Record Honours Venue Facilities History Competition Record Roster
             

 

LEAGUE RECORD:
BBL: 1994-2008 P. 510 W. 375 L. 135 Northern Conference Champions, 2001
BBL Champions, 1995; 1999; 2003.
NBL Div. 1: 1993-1994 P.  18 W.  10 L.   8 4th place, 1994
Div. 3: 1991-1993 P.  42 W.  26 L. 16 Champions, 1993
HONOURS:
B.B.L. League Champions: 1995; 1999; 2003.
B.B.L. Northern Conference Champions: 2001
B.B.L. League runners up: 1996; 2004; 2007.
  Championship Winners: 2004
Championship Finalists: 2001; 2003
B.B.L. Cup Winners: 2004
Div. 3 Champions: 1992-93.
Div. 3 Championship Winners: 1993.
National Cup Winners: 1995; 1999; 2000.
National Cup Finalists: 1996; 1997.
BBL Trophy Winners: 1998.
BBL Trophy Finalists: 1995.
  National Trophy Winners: 1994

 

VENUE:

ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT, Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA             Tel: 0114 223 5600

Leave M1 at junction 34 (Sheffield Meadowhall). At the roundabout follow signs A6178 City Centre and Attercliffe. Go past Meadowhall Shopping Centre on your right. Keep straight on this road. Pick up signs to Attercliffe and Don Valley Stadium / Sheffield Arena. Go past the Sheffield Arena on your left. Keep straight on this road (Attercliffe Road).

The English Institute of Sport is on your left between Sheffield Ice Stadium and Don Valley Stadium on Coleridge Road.

Car parking at EIS is only for those using the facilities, and not for spectators. Parking is in the Ice Stadium car park, over the road, at £2.00 per car - but there was a long queue to get in for the opening game of the season.

FACILITIES:

New building, 2003.

Comfortable, tiered seating on both sides of court.

Drinks/snacks available from portable vending stands.

 

HISTORY:

Sheffield Forgers entered NBL Division 2 in 1991, following the hugely successful World Student Games held in the city.

Won NBL2, and the Championship, in 1993, and gained promotion to NBL1.

Finished fourth in their first season in Division 1, and the lure of the potential use of Sheffield Arena secured their elevation to the BBL, as Sheffield Sharks.

Made an instant impact, winning the League and Cup "double" in their first season, and established themselves over the following years as one of the most difficult teams to beat, and have never yet finished outside the top four!.

Further League titles followed, in 1999 and 2003, along with the BBL Trophy and the Cup three times. The Championship, however, proved elusive, until they finally achieved their long overdue victory, in 2004, ten years after their entry into BBL, as well as lifting the inaugural BBL Cup in that same season.   

 

ALL-TIME COMPETITION RECORD

SEASON LEAGUE           CUP CHAMPS. TROPHY NAME
  Div. Pos. / P. W. L.        
                     
1991-92 Carlsberg 3 5 /12 22 11 11 1st Round 1/4 Final 2nd Round Hills Supplies Sheffield Forgers
1992-93 Carlsberg 3 1 /11 20 15 5 1st Round Winners 2nd Round Sheffield Forgers
1993-94 NBL 1 4 /10 18 10 8 1st Round Semi Final Winners Sheffield Forgers
1994-95 Budweiser 1 /13 36 29 7 Winners Semi Final Final Sheffield Sharks
1995-96 Budweiser 2 /13 36 30 6 Final Semi Final Semi-Final Sheffield Sharks
1996-97 Budweiser 3 /13 36 26 10 Final Semi Final Semi-Final Sheffield Sharks
1997-98 Budweiser 4 /13 36 25 11 1/4 Final 1/4 Final 4 of 6 Pool Sheffield Sharks
1998-99 Budweiser 1 /13 36 31 5 Winners Semi Final Semi-Final Westfield Sharks Sheffield
1999-00 Dairylea,North 2 / 7 36 29 7 Winners 1/4 Final Semi-Final Westfield Sharks Sheffield
2000-01 BBL North 1 / 7 36 27 9 1st Round Final Semi-Final Westfield Sharks Sheffield
2001-02 BBL North 2 / 6 32 21 11 Semi Final Final 1/4 Final Westfield Sharks Sheffield
2002-03 BBL 1 /11 40 33 12 1st Round Semi Final 2 of 3 Pool Westfield Sharks Sheffield
2003-04 BBL 2 /10 36 26 14 Winners Winners 2 of 3 Pool Westfield Sharks Sheffield
2004-05 BBL 4 /11 40 26 8 1/4 Final Semi Final 2 of 3 Pool Westfield Sharks Sheffield
2005-06 BBL 3 /11 40 26 23 1/4 Final Semi Final 3 of 5 Pool Westfield Sharks Sheffield
2006-07 BBL 2 /10 36 28 26 Semi Final Semi Final Semi-Final Sheffield Sharks
2007-08 BBL 6 /12 33 17 16 1/4 Final 1/4 Final 2 of 3 Pool Sheffield Sharks
                     

 

2008-9 Roster:

Names in bold have re-signed for new season.

Names in green are new signings.

Names in red have departed.

 

PLAYER

 

Height

 
  Joel BURNS Guard 6' 2" British acquired. Previously Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Derby, Rocks, Leicester (twice). Returned to Sharks, 2008.
  Arnaud DAHI Power Forward 6' 8" Ivorian. Old Dominion University. Killester (Ireland). To Sharks, 2008
  Jermaine GONSALVES Guard 6' 2" Ex-Leicester. 2006.
  Matt GORMAN Centre 6' 10" USA. Syracuse Uni. From Neptune, Cork.
  Perry LAWSON 6' 3" Joined Sheffield Sept. '07. Left Sheffield Oct. '07. To Guildford Nov. '07. Returned to Sharks, 2008
  Atiba LYONS Guard 6' 6" British Passport holder. From Finland, 2006. To Israel, 2007. Returned Nov. 2007. Player/coach, 2008
  Sherman RIVERS Guard 6' 1" USA. William & Mary College. Previously MK Lions (2003-4); Academia, Portugal; Czech Rep.
  Chris SANDERS Power Forward 6' 8" Great Britain. The Masters College, California; Penne (Italy) and Gothia Basket Sweden). To Sharks, 2008
  James WHYTE Forward 6' 7" Born London; raised in Canada. Uni. of Massachusetts Lowell. Then Israel and Finland. Joined Sharks mid 2007-8
  Shelby CHANEY
  Justice GRAHAM Guard 6' 6" USA, Glenville College. From Salon Vilpas, Finland.
  Will HALL Forward 6' 7" Also Junior Sharks (and England U16)
  Andrew LANGFORD
  Nigel Van OOSTRUM Point Guard 6' 4" Also Junior Sharks
  Leonid OKORIE Guard 6' 4"  
  Anthony VIRGIL   6' 0" Kean University
  Alto VIRGIL Guard 6' 2" Born in Liverpool, raised in USA. Passaic City Jr Coll. & Vancouver Volcanoes (IBL). From Jets, 2007. To Jets, '08
  Randy GEORGE 6' 7"