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{{More citations needed|date=August 2024}}{{Short description|British professional basketball team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name          = Sheffield Sharks
| logo          = Sheffield Sharks.png
| sponsor       = [[B. Braun]]
| league        = [[Super League Basketball|SLB]], [[The Basketball Tournament|TBT]]
| established   = {{Start date and age|1991}}
| history       = '''Sheffield Forgers''' <br/>(1991–1994) <br/> '''Sheffield Sharks''' <br/>(1994–present)
| arena         = [[Canon Medical Arena]] 
| capacity      = 2,500
| location      = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]
| coach         = [[Atiba Lyons]]
| ownership     =
| championships = '''1''' [[Super League Basketball|SLB Cup]]<br>'''4''' [[BBL Championship]]<br>'''2''' [[British Basketball League|BBL Playoffs]]<br>'''3''' [[British Basketball League|BBL Cup]]<br>'''2''' [[BBL Trophy]]
| colours       = Navy blue, yellow, silver grey, white<br>{{Color box|#14194B}} {{color box|#FDE900}} {{Color box|#A7A8A9}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}}
| website       = [http://www.sheffieldsharks.co.uk/ Official website]
}}

The '''Sheffield Sharks''', currently known as '''B.Braun Sheffield Sharks''' for sponsorship reasons, are a professional [[basketball]] team from the city of [[Sheffield]], [[England]]. The Sharks compete in the [[Super League Basketball]] and play their home matches at [[Park Community Arena]], which opened in 2023. They are one of the most successful teams in the history of British basketball and dominated domestic competitions throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

==History==

===Sheffield Forgers===
The club was established in 1991 when the team, then called the '''Sheffield Forgers''' in reference to the city's history as a major [[steel]] producer, were admitted to [[National Basketball League (United Kingdom)|National Basketball League Division 2]]. After two seasons competing in the division, with an overall 26–16 record, the Forgers were crowned Champions in 1993 and promoted to NBL Division 1.

The 1993–1994 season would prove to be another successful one for the Forgers having reached the National Trophy final where they beat [[Plymouth Raiders]] 62–60 on "home" territory at the [[Sheffield Arena]]. Their stay in the First Division did not last long, and although they finished in 4th position with a 10–8 record, the Forgers were admitted to the professional top-tier [[British Basketball League]] as a new franchise to replace the withdrawing [[Guildford Kings]].

===Rebranding as the Sharks===
The club was purchased by the [[Chrysalis Group]] in 1994 and rebranded as '''Sheffield Sharks'''. On court, the team dominated the league in its rookie season, and with a 29–7 league record, marched on to take the BBL League Championship and National Cup with an incredible 89–66 victory in the final against [[Thames Valley Tigers]]. However the Tigers got their revenge over the Sharks with a nail-biting 74–69 win in the [[BBL Trophy]] final. The Sharks also missed out on the playoff final following a 72–84 loss to [[Brighton Bears|Worthing Bears]] in the Final Four, despite this the Sheffield team still enjoyed a phenomenal debut season.

===European leagues===
[[File:Sheffield Sharks logo.png|thumb|right|Former Sharks logo]]
In 1995, the [[1995 McDonald's Championship]] came to [[London]] and the Sharks were entered as the host team, mixing with the elite of world basketball including the [[NBA|NBA's]] [[Houston Rockets]], [[Liga ACB|Spanish League]] giants [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] and [[Virtus Bologna|Bologna]] of the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] amongst others. Sheffield finished the series 0–2, following defeats to Real Madrid and [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].

Sharks' adventure continued into Europe in the following season (1995–96) when they competed in the prestigious [[Euroleague]]. After knocking out [[Luxembourg]]-based team [[Residence Helmsange]] in the qualifying round, the Sharks were then eliminated in the first round by Real Madrid after a 57–67 defeat in [[Sheffield]] and a 75–78 defeat in [[Madrid]]. As a result of losing, Sheffield were then placed in the Third Round of the less glamorous [[Saporta Cup|European Cup]], where they were subsequently knocked out by [[Basketball League Belgium Division I|Belgian League]] club [[Oostende Basket]], thus ending their European adventure.

On the domestic scene, the Sharks could not repeat the highs of their previous season, finishing as Runners-up in the League Championship (30–6) to [[London Towers]], and losing the final of the National Cup 58–70 also to the dominating Towers. Their playoff dreams were also shattered in the semifinals by eventual winners [[Birmingham Bullets]], whom they lost to 68–82.

===Golden Era===
The Sharks again reached the BBL Cup final in 1996 and 1997, finishing second then third in the championship, and their next piece of silverware was the 1998 BBL Trophy. They claimed their second [[BBL Cup]] and championship double in 1999, with [[Terrell Myers]] picked as League MVP, before successfully defending the Cup in 2000 after reaching their fifth Cup final in six years. It was during the most successful period of the clubs’ history that owners Chrysalis Group decided to sell off their majority stake.<ref>{{cite web |title=www.answers.com/topic/chrysalis-group-plc |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/chrysalis-group-plc |access-date=20 November 2009}} {{Better source needed|reason=Presumably Answers.com is not a valid source ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield Sharks - Sponsored by B. Braun Medical Ltd. |url=http://www.sharks-bbraun.com/index.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009131059/http://www.sharks-bbraun.com/index.html |archive-date=2009-10-09 |access-date=20 November 2009 |website=sharks-bbraun.com}} {{Better source needed|reason=This source is just a (now usurped) link to the team's old homepage ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=August 2024}}</ref> After running into off-court financial difficulties and on the brink of a wind-up order from the BBL, the franchise was acquired by Montgomery Leisure Services Ltd in 2001,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1410296.stm | work=BBC News | title=Sharks back in business | date=27 June 2001}}</ref> the same year that a first Play-off final appearance was secured in after topping the championship. However it was [[Leicester Riders]] who triumphed 84–75, and the Sharks were beaten again in the play-off final the following year, 93–82 by [[Cheshire Jets]]. The Sharks claimed their third Championship in five years in 2003 and although they failed to reach the play-off final, they got there the following year after a second-placed league finish. It was the Sharks' third playoff final in four years and a case of third time lucky as they beat Cheshire 86–74.

===Modern era===
[[File:Sheffield Sharks - team and support staff.jpg|thumb|Sharks players and support staff during a time-out in a game against the Leicester Sharks in May 2024]]
In the 2009–2010 season, Sheffield won the BBL Cup for the first time in six years beating the Cheshire Jets 89–86. During the 2010–2011 season, they successfully defended their cup victory by beating the Mersey Tigers 93–66 and also made it to the final of the playoffs but were beaten out by Mersey Tigers 79–74. In the 2012–2013 season, the Sharks won the BBL Trophy for the first time in 15 years beating the Leicester Riders 71–69. In the 2015–2016 season, Sheffield made it to the Play Off final for the first time in five years. This time however, for the first time in 12 years the Sharks in the final of the playoffs on 8 May 2016, beat [[Leicester Riders]] 84–77.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Media |first=BBL |date=8 May 2016 |title=Play-Off Final: Riders 77–84 Sharks |url=http://bbl.org.uk/play-off-final-riders-77-84-sharks/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011073132/http://bbl.org.uk/play-off-final-riders-77-84-sharks/ |archive-date=2017-10-11 |access-date=8 May 2016 |work=[[British Basketball League]]}}</ref> The 2024-2025 super League basketball (slb) cup was won by the Sheffield sharks against the surrey 79ers.

==Home arenas==
:[[File:Park Community Arena - south entrance.jpg|thumb|The Canon Medical Arena, home arena of the Sharks since 2023]][[Sheffield Arena]] (1994–2004)
:[[Ponds Forge|Ponds Forge International Sports Centre]] (2004–2006)
:[[English Institute of Sport, Sheffield]] (2006–2019)
:Ponds Forge International Sports Centre (2019–2023)
:'''[[Canon Medical Arena]]''' (2023–present)

==Season-by-season records==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | Seasons 1991–2024
|-
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!rowspan="2"|Tier
!colspan="6"|Regular Season
!rowspan="2"|Post-Season
!rowspan="2"|Trophy
!rowspan="2"|Cup
!rowspan="2"|Head Coach
|-
! Finish
! Played 25
! Wins 18
! Losses7
! Points
! Win %
|-
|colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="green" | <span style="color:white;">'''Sheffield Forgers'''</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1991–92 British Basketball League season|1991–92]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|NBL3]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|5th
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|11
|style="text-align:center;"|11
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|0.500
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1992–93 British Basketball League season|1992–93]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|NBL3]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|30
|style="text-align:center;"|0.750
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1993–94 British Basketball League season|1993–94]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|NBL1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|style="text-align:center;"|0.556
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="#182d59" | <span style="color:yellow;">'''Sheffield Sharks'''</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1994–95 British Basketball League season|1994–95]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|29
|style="text-align:center;"|7
|style="text-align:center;"|58
|style="text-align:center;"|0.806
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runner-Up
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Thames Valley Tigers|Thames Valley]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Jim Brandon (basketball)|Jim Brandon]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1995–96 British Basketball League season|1995–96]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|30
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|style="text-align:center;"|60
|style="text-align:center;"|0.833
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runner-Up
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Jim Brandon (basketball)|Jim Brandon]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1996–97 British Basketball League season|1996–97]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|52
|style="text-align:center;"|0.722
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runner-Up
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Jim Brandon (basketball)|Jim Brandon]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1997–98 British Basketball League season|1997–98]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|25
|style="text-align:center;"|11
|style="text-align:center;"|50
|style="text-align:center;"|0.694
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[London Towers|Towers]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1998–99 British Basketball League season|1998–99]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|31
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|62
|style="text-align:center;"|0.861
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final 
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Greater London Leopards|Leopards]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[1999–2000 British Basketball League season|1999–00]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL N]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|29
|style="text-align:center;"|7
|style="text-align:center;"|58
|style="text-align:center;"|0.806
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final 
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Manchester Giants (1975–2001)|Manchester]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2000–01 British Basketball League season|2000–01]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL N]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|27
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|style="text-align:center;"|54
|style="text-align:center;"|0.750
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runner-Up
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final 
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2001–02 British Basketball League season|2001–02]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL N]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|32
|style="text-align:center;"|21
|style="text-align:center;"|11
|style="text-align:center;"|42
|style="text-align:center;"|0.656
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runner-Up
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final 
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2002–03 British Basketball League season|2002–03]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|40
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|7
|style="text-align:center;"|66
|style="text-align:center;"|0.825
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2003–04 British Basketball League season|2003–04]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|52
|style="text-align:center;"|0.722
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Chester Jets|Chester]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round 
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Scottish Rocks|Scottish]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Peter Scantlebury]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2004–05 British Basketball League season|2004–05]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|40
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|style="text-align:center;"|52
|style="text-align:center;"|0.650
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Peter Scantlebury]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2005–06 British Basketball League season|2005–06]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|40
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|style="text-align:center;"|52
|style="text-align:center;"|0.650
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Peter Scantlebury]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2006–07 British Basketball League season|2006–07]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|28
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|56
|style="text-align:center;"|0.778
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Peter Scantlebury]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2007–08 British Basketball League season|2007–08]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|6th
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|34
|style="text-align:center;"|0.515
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Peter Scantlebury]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2008–09 British Basketball League season|2008–09]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|6th
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|32
|style="text-align:center;"|0.485
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2009–10 British Basketball League season|2009–10]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|30
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|style="text-align:center;"|60
|style="text-align:center;"|0.833
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Cheshire Jets|Cheshire]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2010–11 British Basketball League season|2010–11]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|style="text-align:center;"|48
|style="text-align:center;"|0.727
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runner-Up
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Mersey Tigers|Mersey]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2011–12 British Basketball League season|2011–12]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|7th
|style="text-align:center;"|30
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|0.433
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Final
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Final
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2012–13 British Basketball League season|2012–13]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|7th
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|34
|style="text-align:center;"|0.515
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Leicester Riders|Leicester]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2013–14 British Basketball League season|2013–14]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|27
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|style="text-align:center;"|54
|style="text-align:center;"|0.818
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2014–15 British Basketball League season|2014–15]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|7th
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|19
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|38
|style="text-align:center;"|0.528
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2015–16 British Basketball League season|2015–16]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|style="text-align:center;"|40
|style="text-align:center;"|0.606
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating [[Leicester Riders|Leicester]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2016–17 British Basketball League season|2016–17]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|style="text-align:center;"|40
|style="text-align:center;"|0.606
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2017–18 British Basketball League season|2017–18]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|8th
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|0.545
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runner Up
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2018–19 British Basketball League season|2018–19]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|6th
|style="text-align:center;"|33
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|34
|style="text-align:center;"|0.515
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2019–20 British Basketball League season|2019–20]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|colspan=7|''Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic''
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2020–21 British Basketball League season|2020–21]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|5th
|style="text-align:center;"|30
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|30
|style="text-align:center;"|0.500
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|Pool Stage
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2021–22 British Basketball League season|2021–22]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|27
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|34
|style="text-align:center;"|0.630
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|1st Round
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2022–23 British Basketball League season|2022–23]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|7th
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|19
|style="text-align:center;"|34
|style="text-align:center;"|0.472
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2023–24 British Basketball League season|2023–24]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[British Basketball League|BBL]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|19
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|38
|style="text-align:center;"|0.528
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi Finals
|style="text-align:center;"|Pool Stage
|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=grey|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Champions'''
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;" |'''SLB champions'''
| style="background-color:silver;" |'''Runners-up'''
| style="background-color:#96CDCD;" |'''Playoff berth'''
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Season
!rowspan=2|Tier
!rowspan=2|League
!colspan=5|Regular season
!rowspan=2|Post-season
!rowspan=2|Cup
!rowspan=2|Trophy
!rowspan=2|Head Coach
|-
!Finish !!Played !!Wins !!Losses !!Win %
|-
|colspan="12" align="center" style="{{NBA color cell|Sheffield Sharks|border=2}};" | '''Sheffield Sharks'''
|-
!style="background:#eee;"|[[2024–25 Super League Basketball season|2024–25]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Super League Basketball|SLB]]
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#96CDCD;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|32
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|{{winpct|22|10}}
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#;"|
|style="text-align:center;background-color:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Atiba Lyons]]
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#eee;"|Championship record
| style="background:#eee;"|32
| style="background:#eee;"|22
| style="background:#eee;"|10
| style="background:#eee;"|{{winpct|22|10}}
| colspan="4" style="background:#eee;" |0 championships
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#eee;"|Playoff record 
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|{{winpct||}}
| colspan="4" style="background:#eee;" |0 playoff championships
|}

'''Notes:'''
*Until 1993 Division Three operated as the third tier league, behind Division Two and Division One (the BBL).
*In 1993 the NBL restructured Division Two as Division One, operating as the second tier league.
*From 1999–2002 the BBL operated a Conference system. Sheffield competed in the Northern Conference.

==Trophies==

===League===
* '''BBL Winners: (3)''' 1994/95, 1998/99, 2002/03
* '''BBL Runners Up: (4)''' 1995/96, 2003/04, 2009/10, 2013/14
* '''BBL Northern Conference Winners: (1)''' 2000/01
* '''BBL Northern Conference Runners Up: (2)''' 1999/00, 2001/02
* '''NBL Division 2 Winners: (1)''' 1992/93 

===Playoffs===
* '''[[British Basketball League|BBL Play Off Winners]]: (2)''' 2003/04, 2015/16
* '''[[British Basketball League|BBL Play Off Runners Up]]: (3)''' 2000/01, 2001/02, 2010/11
* '''NBL Division 2 Play Off Winners: (1)''' 1992/93

===Cup===
* '''[[Super League Basketball|SLB Cup]] Winners: (1)''' 2024/25
* '''[[BBL Cup]] Winners: (3)''' 2003/04, 2009/10, 2010/11
* '''National Cup Winners: (3)''' 1994/95, 1998/99, 1999/00

===Trophy===
* '''[[BBL Trophy]] Winners: (3)''' 1993/1994, 1997/1998, 2012/13
* '''[[BBL Trophy]] Runners Up: (2)''' 1994/95, 2017/18

==Players==

===Current roster===
<section begin=roster />{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header|type=NBL|age=n|team=Sheffield Sharks}}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 0 | nat = USA | first = Drake | last = Jeffries | m = 1.95 | kgs =  84 }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 1 | nat = USA | first = Rickey | last = McGill | m = 1.88 | kgs = 84 }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 2 | nat = USA | first = Prentiss | last = Nixon | m = 1.87 | kgs = 85 }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 3 | nat = USA | first = Rodney | last = Chatman | m = 1.84 | kgs = 81 }}
{{player3 | pos = F/C | num = 5 | nat = USA | first = Donovan | last = Clay | m = 2.03 | kgs = 104 }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 6 | nat = GBR | first = Reyad | last = West | m = 1.93 | kgs = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 7 | nat = USA | first = E. C. | last = Matthews | m = 1.96 | kgs = 91 }}
{{player3 | pos = F/C | num = 8 | nat = GBR | first = Jamell | last = Anderson | m = 2.03 | kgs = 97 }}
{{player3 | pos = G/F | num = 9 | nat = POR | first = Jordan | last = Ratinho | m = 1.95 | kgs = 95 }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 11 | nat = USA | first = Rodney | last = Glasgow Jr. | m = 1.80 | kgs = 77 | note = C }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 15 | nat = GBR | first = Mike | last = Ochereobia | m = 2.03 | kgs = 118 }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 20 | nat = USA | first = James | last = Reese V | m = 1.93 | kgs = 77 }}
{{player3 | pos = F/C | num = 34 | nat = USA | first = Jacob | last = Groves | m = 2.06 | kgs = 98 }}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach = 
* {{player||USA|[[Atiba Lyons]]}}
| asst_coach = 
* {{player||SRB|[[Marko Backovic]]}}
* {{player||ESP|David Martinez}}
* {{player||GBR|Owen Norfolk}}
| str_cond = 
|accessdate= 16 March 2025
}}

<section end="roster" />



===Notable former players===
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[John Amaechi]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Olu Babalola]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Andrew Bridge (basketball)|Andrew Bridge]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Fabulous Flournoy]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} Garnet Gayle
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Roger Huggins]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Nate Reinking]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Peter Scantlebury]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Voise Winters]]
*{{Flag icon|UK}} [[Mike Tuck (basketball)|Mike Tuck]]
*{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Marshall Brown (basketball, born 1985)|Marshall Brown]]
*{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Jeff Bonds]]
*{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Todd Cauthorn]]
*{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Sterling Davis]]
*{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
*{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Terrell Myers]]
*{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Lynard Stewart]]

{{Div col end}}

==Ownership==
*Steve Shore
*Yuri Matischen
*Sarah Backovic
*Karen Child
*John Timms 
*Atiba Lyons

==See also==
*[[Basketball in England]]
*[[British Basketball League]]
*[[Euroleague]]
*[[National Basketball League (United Kingdom)|National Basketball League]]
*[[Sheffield Arena]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.sheffieldsharks.co.uk/}}
*[https://www.facebook.com/SheffieldSharks/ Sheffield Sharks] on [[Facebook]]

{{British Basketball League teamlist}}

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[[Category:British Basketball League teams]]
[[Category:Super League Basketball teams]]