Novo Basquete Brasil
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Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 NBB season | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| President | Cássio Roque |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Continent | South America |
| Most recent champion(s) | Flamengo (2014–15) |
| Most titles | Flamengo (4 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | SporTV Rede Globo |
| Level on pyramid | 1st tier |
| Official website | LNB.com.br |
Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) is the Brazilian premier professional men's basketball league. Organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB), in a new format of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, this league is managed for the first time by the Brazilian basketball associations, all LNB founding members.
Format
The NBB is the annual championship promoted by the national Brazilian league (LNB), and endorsed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation.[1] The first phase of the season consists of fifteen teams playing against each other, on a home and away basis. Then the top eight teams go to the playoffs, where the top ranked team plays against the one in the eighth place, the second from the top plays the seventh, and so on. Each playoff series is a best-of-five, apart from the championship final, which is a single game. In all of those, the best placed team has the home court advantage. Finally, the best placed teams in the league qualify to the FIBA Americas League and the Liga Sudamericana.
Founding associations
| * | Team currently takes part in the NBB |
NBB Finals
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Final result | MVP | Coach of the Season |
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| 2009 | Flamengo | Brasília |  Marcelinho Machado (FLA) |
Paulo Sampaio (FLA)
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| 2009–10 | Brasília | Flamengo | Marcelinho Machado (FLA) |
Lula Ferreira (BRA)
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| 2010–11 | Brasília | Franca | Guilherme Giovannoni (BRA) |
Hélio Rubens (FRA)
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| 2011–12 | Brasília | São José | Murilo Becker (SJO) |
Régis Marrelli (SJO)
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| 2012–13 | Flamengo | Uberlândia | Marquinhos (FLA) |
Lula Ferreira (FRA)
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| 2013–14 | Flamengo | Paulistano |  David Jackson (LIM) |
Gustavo de Conti (PAU)
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| 2014–15 | Flamengo | Bauru | Alex Garcia (BAU) |
Dedé Barbosa (LIM)
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Finals appearances
| Num | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Flamengo | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Brasília | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Bauru | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Franca | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Paulistano | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | São José | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Uberlândia | 0 | 1 |
Total NBB league championships
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 4 | 1 | 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 | 2009–10 |
| Brasília | 3 | 1 | 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 | 2008–09 |
| Bauru | 0 | 1 | 2014–15 | |
| Franca | 0 | 1 | 2010–11 | |
| Paulistano | 0 | 1 | 2013–14 | |
| São José | 0 | 1 | 2011–12 | |
| Uberlândia | 0 | 1 | 2012–13 |
Seasons
2009
The NBB inaugural season didn't have the participation of founding-members Iguaçu, Londrina, Ulbra/Rio Claro, and Uberlândia.
2009–10
For the second NBB edition, the LNB confirmed the participation of 14 teams. Limeira and Bira-Lajeado could not keep their squads, thus did not join the season. On the other hand, Londrina joined the League, while an Araraquara/Palmeiras deal brought back to the national competition one of the most traditional Brazilian clubs.
2010–11
The 15 teams from the previous season confirmed their participation. The third NBB edition also featured former national and South American champions Uberlândia, who managed to gather a strong squad sponsored by Brasília's former partner, Universo. After a one-year hiatus, Limeira returned to the League. Besides that, first-timers Rio Claro and Iguaçu joined as well.
2012–13
For the first time, the NBB had eighteen participating teams, a record in the NBB's history. The three-time champion Brasília, came once again as the title favorite. But their greatest rival Flamengo, assembled a team to break this hegemony, and thus win the NBB after four years. Uberlândia emerged as one of the favorites for the title, as well as São José. The rookies were the teams of Suzano, Mogi das Cruzes, Palmeiras, and Basquete Cearense. Of the four, the only team to qualify for the playoffs was Basquete Cearense. The last two were Tijuca and Suzano. Suzano, due to financial difficulties, dismounted their team to the championship final, while Tijuca played a small promotion tournament with Fluminense and Macaé, respectively champion and runner-up of Supercopa Brasil de Basquete. In the playoffs, a surprise: the champions of the past three editions were eliminated in the quarterfinals by São José. In the semifinals, Flamengo eliminated São José 3–2, and Uberlândia swept Bauru by 3–0. The final, played in one game in Rio de Janeiro, was won by the super-team of Flamengo, who after four years, won their second title of the NBB.
2015–16 season teams
NBB All-Team
Notable players
LDB
NBB rivalries
NBB All Star Weekend
Awards
Individual Awards
- NBB MVP Award
- NBB Finals MVP Award
- NBB Best Sixth Player
- NBB Revelation Player
- NBB Most Improved Player
- NBB Best Defender
- NBB Coach of the Year
References
- ^ "España2014 - Perfil del Candidato al Comodín de la Copa Mundial de Baloncesto FIBA 2014: Brasil" (in Spanish). FIBA Americas. Jan 13, 2014. Retrieved Jan 12, 2016.
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