Novo Basquete Brasil
Organising bodyLiga Nacional de Basquete (LNB)
Founded2008 (2008)
CountryBrazil
Number of teams17
Level on pyramid1st
Related competitionsSão Paulo State Championship
Rio de Janeiro State Championship
Current championsFranca (2nd title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsFlamengo (7 titles)
CEORodrigo Montoro
TV partnersESPN
Facebook
Twitter
WebsiteLNB.com.br
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 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 Iguaçu, Londrina, 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 Araraquara/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 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.

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

SeasonChampionFinal resultRunner-upSeason MVPCoach of the Year
2009Flamengo (1)
3–2 (series)
BrasíliaBrazil Marcelinho Machado (FLA)Brazil Paulo Sampaio (FLA)
2009–10Brasília (1)
3–2 (series)
FlamengoBrazil Marcelinho Machado (FLA)Brazil Lula Ferreira (BRA)
2010–11Brasília (2)
3–1 (series)
FrancaBrazil Guilherme Giovannoni (BRA)Brazil Hélio Rubens (FRA)
2011–12Brasília (3)
78–62
São JoséBrazil Murilo Becker (SJO)Brazil Régis Marrelli (SJO)
2012–13Flamengo (2)
77–70
UberlândiaBrazil Marquinhos (FLA)Brazil Lula Ferreira (FRA)
2013–14Flamengo (3)
78–73
PaulistanoUnited States David Jackson (LIM)Brazil Gustavo de Conti (PAU)
2014–15Flamengo (4)
2–0 (series)
BauruBrazil Alex Garcia (BAU)Brazil Dedé Barbosa (LIM)
2015–16Flamengo (5)
3–2 (series)
BauruBrazil Marquinhos (FLA)Brazil José Alves Neto (FLA)
2016–17Bauru (1)
3–2 (series)
PaulistanoUnited States Desmond Holloway (PIN)Brazil Gustavo de Conti (PAU)
2017–18Paulistano (1)
3–1 (series)
Mogi das CruzesBrazil Marquinhos (FLA)Brazil Gustavo de Conti (PAU)
2018–19Flamengo (6)
3–2 (series)
FrancaBrazil J.P. Batista (MOG)Brazil Léo Figueiró (BOT)
2019–20
Canceled after the regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil[2]
2020–21Flamengo (7)
3–0 (series)
São PauloBrazil Lucas Mariano (SPA)Brazil Gustavo de Conti (FLA)
2021–22Franca (1)
3–1 (series)
FlamengoBrazil Bruno Caboclo (SPA)Brazil Helinho Garcia (FRA)
2022–23Franca (2)
3–2 (series)
São PauloBrazil Lucas Dias (FRA)Brazil Helinho Garcia (FRA)

Titles by club

TeamsWinLossTotalYear(s) wonYear(s) lost
Flamengo7292009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 20212010, 2022
Brasília3142010, 2011, 20122009
Franca2242022, 20232011, 2019
Bauru12320172015, 2016
Paulistano12320182014, 2017
São Paulo022—2021, 2023
São José011—2012
Uberlândia011—2013
Mogi das Cruzes011—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

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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