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 |
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| Team |
City/Area |
Arena |
Founded |
| Araraquara |
Araraquara, São Paulo |
Ginásio Castelo Branco (Gigantão) |
1997 |
| Assis |
Assis, São Paulo |
Jairo Ferreira dos Santos (Jairão) |
2002 |
| Bauru* |
Bauru, São Paulo |
Ginásio Comendador José da Silva Martha |
2007 |
| Brasília* |
Brasília, Federal District |
Ginásio Nilson Nelson / ASCEB minor games |
2000 |
| CETAF/Vila Velha |
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo |
Ginásio Municipal João Goulart (Tartarugão) |
2002 |
| Flamengo* |
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
HSBC Arena |
1895 |
| Franca* |
Franca, São Paulo |
Ginásio Municipal Pedro Murilla Fuentes (Pedrocão) |
1992 |
| Iguaçu |
Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro |
Ginásio Alberico de Sá Bittencourt |
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| Joinville |
Joinville, Santa Catarina |
Ginásio Municipal Ivan Rodrigues |
2006 |
| Limeira |
Limeira, São Paulo |
Ginásio Municipal Fortunato Lucato Neto (Vô Lucato) |
2001 |
| Londrina |
Londrina, Paraná |
Ginásio Municipal Darcy Côrtez (Moringão) |
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| Minas* |
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais |
Arena Vivo |
1935 |
| Paulistano* |
São Paulo, São Paulo |
Ginásio Antonio Prado Junior |
1900 |
| Pinheiros* |
São Paulo, São Paulo |
Ginásio Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim |
1899 |
| Saldanha da Gama |
Vitória, Espírito Santo |
Ginásio Jayme Navarro de Carvalho |
1902 |
| São José* |
São José dos Campos, São Paulo |
Lineu de Moura |
1913 |
| Bira-Lajeado |
Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul |
Complexo Esportivo da Univates |
1955 |
| Uberlândia |
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais |
Arena Presidente Tancredo Neves |
1943 |
| Ulbra/Rio Claro |
Rio Claro, São Paulo |
Ginásio de Esportes Felipe Karam |
1998 |
NBB Finals
Finals appearances
Total NBB league championships
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
| Team |
Home city |
Arena |
Capacity |
Last season |
Head coach |
NBB seasons |
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| Flamengo |
Rio de Janeiro |
HSBC Arena |
15,000 |
1st |
 José Alves Neto |
8th |
| Bauru |
Bauru |
Ginásio Panela de Pressão |
2,000 |
2nd |
Demétrius Ferracciú |
8th |
| Mogi das Cruzes |
Mogi das Cruzes |
Ginásio Professor Hugo Ramos |
5,000 |
4th |
Danilo Padovani |
4th |
| Franca |
Franca |
Ginásio Pedrocão |
6,000 |
5th |
Lula Ferreira |
8th |
| Brasília |
Brasília |
Ginásio da ASCEB |
3,050 |
6th |
José Carlos Vidal |
8th |
| São José |
São José dos Campos |
Ginásio Lineu de Moura |
2,620 |
7th |
Cristiano Ahmed |
8th |
| Macaé Basquete |
Macaé |
Ginásio Maurício Soares Bittencourt |
6,000 |
8th |
Léo Costa |
3rd |
| Minas |
Belo Horizonte |
Arena Vivo |
4,000 |
9th |
Cristiano Grama |
8th |
| Paulistano |
São Paulo |
Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior |
1,500 |
10th |
Gustavo de Conti |
8th |
| Pinheiros |
São Paulo |
Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim |
824 |
11th |
César Guidetti |
8th |
| Basquete Cearense |
Fortaleza |
Ginásio Paulo Sarasate |
8,200 |
14th |
Alberto Bial |
4th |
| Rio Claro |
Rio Claro |
Ginásio de Esportes Felipe Karam |
3,000 |
15th |
Marcelo Tamião |
2nd |
| Liga Sorocabana |
Sorocaba |
Ginásio Gualberto Moreira |
3,000 |
16th |
Rinaldo Rodrigues |
5th |
| Caxias do Sul |
Caxias do Sul |
Ginásio Vasco da Gama |
850 |
1st (Liga Ouro) |
Rodrigo Barbosa |
1st |
| Vitória |
Salvador |
Ginásio Poliesportivo de Cajazeiras |
2,000 |
– |
Régis Marrelli |
1st |
NBB All-Team
Notable players
LDB
NBB rivalries
Main article:
NBB rivalriesNBB All Star Weekend
Awards
Individual Awards
References
External links
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2015–16 NBB season
David Jackson (LIM) 
