Novo Basquete Brasil

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Novo Basquete Brasil
Nbb brasil logo.png
Founded2008
CountryBrazil
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1st
Relegation toLiga Ouro de Basquete
Current championsFlamengo ()
Most championshipsFlamengo (7 titles)
CEOKouros Monadjemi
WebsiteLNB.com.br

Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) (English: New Basketball Brazil) is the Brazilian premier professional men's basketball league. It is organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) (National Basketball League), in a new format of Brazil's previous top-tier level basketball competition, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete (Brazilian Basketball Championship). The NBB is managed by the Brazilian basketball associations, which were founding members of the LNB.

Format[]

The NBB is the annual basketball league that is promoted by the national Brazilian league (LNB) organizing body, and is endorsed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CFB).[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 South American top-tier level FIBA Americas League and the South American second-tier level FIBA South American League.

LOB[]

The NBB has a promotion and relegation format with the Brazilian second-tier level league, the Liga Ouro de Basquete (LOB) (Gold Basketball League). The worst performing teams of each NBB season are relegated down to the second-tier level LOB, while the best performing teams of each LOB season are promoted up to the top-tier level NBB.

LDB[]

The NBB also features an Under-20 age development league, called the Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (LDB) (Developmental Basketball League).

History[]

2009 season[]

The NBB inaugural season didn't have the participation of founding-members , , Ulbra/Rio Claro, and Uberlândia.

2009–10 season[]

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 /Palmeiras deal brought back to the national competition one of the most traditional Brazilian clubs.

2010–11 season[]

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 season[]

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 . 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.

NBB rivalries[]

Founding associations[]

* Team currently takes part in the NBB
Team City/State Founded
Araraquara, São Paulo 1994
Assis Assis, São Paulo 2002
Bauru* Bauru, São Paulo 1994
Bira-Lajeado Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul 1955
Brasília Brasília, Federal District 2000
CETAF/Vila Velha Vila Velha, Espírito Santo 2002
Flamengo* Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 1895
Franca* Franca, São Paulo 1959
Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro
Joinville Joinville, Santa Catarina 2006
Limeira Limeira, São Paulo 2001
Londrina, Paraná
Minas* Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 1935
Paulistano* São Paulo, São Paulo 1900
Pinheiros* São Paulo, São Paulo 1899
Rio Claro, São Paulo 1981
Vitória, Espírito Santo 1902
São José São José dos Campos, São Paulo 1948
Uberlândia Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 1998

2018–19 season teams[]

Team Home city Arena Capacity Last season Head coach NBB seasons
Bauru Bauru 2,000 1st Brazil Demétrius Ferracciú 10th
Paulistano São Paulo 1,500 2nd Brazil Gustavo de Conti 10th
Vitória Salvador 2,000 3rd Brazil 3rd
Pinheiros São Paulo 824 4th Brazil 10th
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Jeunesse Arena 15,000 5th Brazil José Alves Neto 10th
Mogi das Cruzes Mogi das Cruzes 5,000 6th Brazil Guerrinha 6th
Franca Franca 6,000 7th Brazil 10th
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 1,000 9th Brazil André Barbosa 2nd
Campo Mourão 3,000 10th Brazil 2nd
Cearense Fortaleza Ginásio Paulo Sarasate 8,200 11th Brazil 6th
Minas Belo Horizonte Juscelino Kubitschek Arena 4,000 13th Brazil 10th
Liga Sorocabana Sorocaba 3,000 14th Brazil 7th
Caxias do Sul 850 15th Brazil 2nd
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 720 1st (Liga Ouro) Brazil 1st
Joinville 4,000 2nd (Liga Ouro) Brazil 1st

NBB Finals[]

Season Champion Runner-up Final result Season MVP Coach of the Year
2009 Flamengo Brasília
3–2 (series)
Brazil Marcelinho Machado (FLA) Brazil (FLA)
2009–10 Brasília Flamengo
3–2 (series)
Brazil Marcelinho Machado (FLA) Brazil Lula Ferreira (BRA)
2010–11 Brasília Franca
3–1 (series)
Brazil Guilherme Giovannoni (BRA) Brazil Hélio Rubens (FRA)
2011–12 Brasília São José
78–62
Brazil Murilo Becker (SJO) Brazil (SJO)
2012–13 Flamengo Uberlândia
77–70
Brazil Marquinhos (FLA) Brazil Lula Ferreira (FRA)
2013–14 Flamengo Paulistano
78–73
United States David Jackson (LIM) Brazil Gustavo de Conti (PAU)
2014–15 Flamengo Bauru
2–0 (series)
Brazil Alex Garcia (BAU) Brazil (LIM)
2015–16 Flamengo Bauru
3–2 (series)
Brazil Marquinhos (FLA) Brazil José Alves Neto (FLA)
2016–17 Bauru Paulistano
3–2 (series)
United States (PIN) Brazil Gustavo de Conti (PAU)
2017–18 Paulistano Mogi das Cruzes
3–1 (series)
Brazil Marquinhos (FLA) Brazil Gustavo de Conti (PAU)
2018–19 Flamengo Franca
3–2 (series)
Brazil J.P. Batista (MOG) Brazil (BOT)
Canceled after the regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil[2]
Flamengo São Paulo
3–0 (series)

NBB championships performance by club[]

Teams Win Loss Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Flamengo 7 1 8 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2010
Brasília 3 1 4 2010, 2011, 2012 2009
Bauru 1 2 3 2017 2015, 2016
Paulistano 1 2 3 2018 2014, 2017
Franca 0 2 2 2011, 2019
São José 0 1 1 2012
Uberlândia 0 1 1 2013
Mogi das Cruzes 0 1 1 2018
São Paulo 0 1 1

NBB awards[]

NBB All-Star Weekend[]

Notable players[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Após decisão unânime dos clubes, LNB encerra temporada do NBB 2019/2020" [After unanimous clubs decision, LNB ends the 2019/2020 NBB season]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 4 May 2020.

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