Novo Basquete Brasil
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2023–24 NBB season |
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; English: 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
LOB
The NBB has a
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
2009–10 season
For the second NBB edition, the LNB confirmed the participation of 14 teams.
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
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
NBB rivalries
Teams
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Bauru | Bauru | Ginásio Panela de Pressão | 2,000 |
Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio Oscar Zelaya | 1,500 |
Brasília | Brasília | Nilson Nelson Gymnasium | 11,397 |
Caxias do Sul | Caxias do Sul | Ginásio do SESI | 4,500 |
Cerrado | Brasília | Ginásio da ASCEB | 1,100 |
Corinthians | São Paulo | Ginásio Wlamir Marques
|
6,500 |
Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | 11,800 |
Fortaleza/Cearense | Fortaleza | Centro de Formação Olímpica | 17,100 |
Franca | Franca | Ginásio Pedrocão | 6,000 |
Minas | Belo Horizonte | Juscelino Kubitschek Arena | 4,000 |
Mogi das Cruzes | Mogi das Cruzes | Ginásio Professor Hugo Ramos | 5,000 |
Pato | Pato Branco | Ginásio do SESI | 1,000 |
Paulistano | São Paulo | Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior | 1,280 |
Pinheiros | São Paulo | Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim | 850 |
São José | São José dos Campos | Ginásio Lineu de Moura | 2,620 |
São Paulo | São Paulo | Ginásio do Morumbi | 1,918 |
União Corinthians | Santa Cruz do Sul | Ginásio Poliesportivo Arnão | 6,000 |
Unifacisa | Campina Grande | Arena Unifacisa | 1,200 |
Vasco | Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio Vasco da Gama | 1,000 |
Results
Season | Champion | Final result | Runner-up | Season MVP | Coach of the Year |
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2009 | Flamengo (1) | 3–2 (series) |
Brasília |
Marcelinho Machado (FLA) | Paulo Sampaio (FLA) |
2009–10 | Brasília (1)
|
3–2 (series) |
Flamengo | Marcelinho Machado (FLA) | Lula Ferreira (BRA) |
2010–11 | Brasília (2)
|
3–1 (series) |
Franca | Guilherme Giovannoni (BRA) | Hélio Rubens (FRA) |
2011–12 | Brasília (3)
|
78–62 |
São José | Murilo Becker (SJO) | Régis Marrelli (SJO) |
2012–13 | Flamengo (2) | 77–70 |
Uberlândia |
Marquinhos (FLA) |
Lula Ferreira (FRA) |
2013–14 | Flamengo (3) | 78–73 |
Paulistano | David Jackson (LIM) | Gustavo de Conti (PAU) |
2014–15 | Flamengo (4) | 2–0 (series) |
Bauru |
Alex Garcia (BAU) | Dedé Barbosa (LIM) |
2015–16 | Flamengo (5) | 3–2 (series) |
Bauru |
Marquinhos (FLA) |
José Alves Neto (FLA)
|
2016–17 | Bauru (1)
|
3–2 (series) |
Paulistano | Desmond Holloway (PIN) | Gustavo de Conti (PAU) |
2017–18 | Paulistano (1) | 3–1 (series) |
Mogi das Cruzes |
Marquinhos (FLA) |
Gustavo de Conti (PAU) |
2018–19 | Flamengo (6) | 3–2 (series) |
Franca | J.P. Batista (MOG) |
Léo Figueiró (BOT) |
2019–20 | Canceled after the regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil[2]
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2020–21 | Flamengo (7) | 3–0 (series) |
São Paulo | Lucas Mariano (SPA) | Gustavo de Conti (FLA) |
2021–22 | Franca (1) | 3–1 (series) |
Flamengo | Bruno Caboclo (SPA) | Helinho Garcia (FRA) |
2022–23 | Franca (2) | 3–2 (series) |
São Paulo | Lucas Dias (FRA) | Helinho Garcia (FRA) |
Titles by club
Teams | Win | Loss | Total | Year(s) won | Year(s) lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flamengo | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | 2010, 2022 |
Brasília |
3 | 1 | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | 2009 |
Franca | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2022, 2023 | 2011, 2019 |
Bauru |
1 | 2 | 3 | 2017 | 2015, 2016 |
Paulistano | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2018 | 2014, 2017 |
São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 2021, 2023 |
São José | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2012 |
Uberlândia |
0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2013 |
Mogi das Cruzes |
0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2018 |
NBB awards
All-Star Weekend
Similarly to other basketball leagues around the world, the NBB organises an all-star game in which its showcases the best players of the league. In addition to the game, a dunk contest, three-point contest and "Skills Challenge" are organised.
Notable players
- Rafael "Bábby" Araújo
- Leandro Barbosa
- Anderson Varejão
- Vítor Benite
- Valtinho da Silva
- Bruno Caboclo
- Gui Santos
- Cristiano Felício
- Alex Garcia
- Guilherme Giovannoni
- Vítor Faverani
- Didi Louzada
- Rafael Luz
- Duda Machado
- Marcelinho Machado
- Carlos Olivinha
- Raul Neto
- Fab Melo
- Marquinhos Vieira
- Lucas Nogueira
- / Larry Taylor
- Juan Pablo Figueroa
- Walter Herrmann
- Federico Kammerichs
- Nicolás Laprovíttola
- Facundo Sucatzky
- Franco Balbi
- Joel Muñoz
- Ronald Ramón
- Darington Hobson
- Marc Brown
- Robby Collum
- Tyrone Curnell
- Robert Day
- Kyle Fuller
- Desmond Holloway
- David Jackson
- Kyle Lamonte
- Jerome Meyinsse
- Bernard Robinson
- Joseph Shipp
- Shamell Stallworth
- Rashad McCants
See also
- Brazilian Championship
- São Paulo State Championship
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship
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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- New Basketball Brazil at Latinbasket.com