2014–15 NBB season
The 2014–15 NBB season was the 7th season of the Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league. Once again this tournament was organized entirely by the Liga Nacional de Basquete. The NBB also qualified teams for international tournaments such as Liga Sudamericana and FIBA Americas League.
This season sixteen teams were played each other in the regular season. At the end of the home and away matches round the top four teams qualified for the quarterfinals of the playoffs automatically, while the teams finishing in the 5th and 12th place participated in the first round of the playoffs to determine the other four teams in the quarterfinals, in a five-match series. This year NBB returned to a series in the Finals, played in a best of three-match.
For this season, only the last regular season placed was relegated to the Liga Ouro, the NBB second division. The Liga Ouro winner receive the right to contest NBB in the next year.
Participating teams
;New teams in the league:- Rio Claro Basquete
- Universo/Goiânia
- Espírito Santo Basquetebol
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Appearance | Last season |
Basquete Cearense | Fortaleza | Ginásio da UNIFOR Ginásio Paulo Sarasate | 2,200 8,200 | ![]() | 3rd | 11th |
Paschoalotto/Bauru | Bauru | Ginásio Panela de Pressão | 2,000 | ![]() | 7th | 7th |
UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília | Brasília | Ginásio da ASCEB Ginásio Nilson Nelson | 3,050 16,000 | ![]() | 7th | 5th |
Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima HSBC Arena Maracanãzinho | 4,500 15,000 11,800 | ![]() | 7th | 1st |
Vivo/Franca | Franca | Ginásio Pedrocão | 6,000 | ![]() | 7th | 8th |
Liga Sorocabana | Sorocaba | Ginásio Gualberto Moreira | 3,000 | ![]() | 4th | 14th |
Winner/Limeira | Limeira | Ginásio Vô Lucato | 1,800 | ![]() | 6th | 6th |
Macaé Basquete | Macaé | Tênis Clube de Macaé Ginásio Maurício Soares Bittencourt | 3,000 6,000 | ![]() | 2nd | 13th |
Minas Tênis Clube | Belo Horizonte | Arena Minas | 4,000 | ![]() | 7th | 15th |
Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | Mogi das Cruzes | Ginásio Municipal Professor Hugo Ramos | 5,000 | ![]() | 3rd | 4th |
Palmeiras/Meltex | São Paulo | Ginásio Palestra Itália | 1,500 | ![]() | 3rd | 12th |
Paulistano/Unimed | São Paulo | Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior | 1,500 | ![]() | 7th | 2nd |
Pinheiros/Sky | São Paulo | Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim | 854 | ![]() | 7th | 9th |
Rio Claro Basquete | Rio Claro | Ginásio de Esportes Felipe Karam | 3,000 | ![]() | 1st | 1st |
São José/Unimed | São José dos Campos | Ginásio Lineu de Moura | 2,620 | ![]() | 7th | 3rd |
Unitri/Pilhas Energizer/Uberlândia | Uberlândia | Arena Multiuso Tancredo Neves | 6,000 | ![]() | 5th | 10th |
Head coach changes
;Pre-season changesTeam | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Pinheiros | ![]() | Moved to team's supervisor | ![]() | May 17, 2014 |
Limeira | ![]() | Transferred to Minas | ![]() | July 8, 2014 |
Brasília | ![]() | End of contract | ![]() | July 25, 2014 |
Palmeiras | ![]() | End of contract | ![]() | September 15, 2014 |
Rio Claro | ![]() | Moved to team's supervisor | ![]() | October 2, 2014 |
;Mid-season changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Rio Claro | ![]() | Sacked | ![]() | January 14, 2015 |
Uberlândia | ![]() | Sacked | ![]() | January 19, 2015 |
Regular season
League table
Results
Notes:- † Flamengo was punished by the LNB due to problems in the Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima and Pinheiros was declared the winner by 20–0.
NBB All-Star Weekend
Playoffs
First Round
(5) Minas vs. (12) Macaé Basquete
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
(6) Paulistano vs. (11) São José
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
(7) Pinheiros vs. (10) Brasília
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
(8) Franca vs. (9) Palmeiras
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
;Game 5
Quarterfinals
(1) Bauru vs. (8) Franca
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
;Game 5
(4) Mogi das Cruzes vs. (12) Macaé Basquete
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
;Game 5
(2) Limeira vs. (10) Brasília
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
(3) Flamengo vs. (11) São José
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
;Game 5
Semifinals
(1) Bauru vs. (4) Mogi das Cruzes
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
;Game 5
(2) Limeira vs. (3) Flamengo
;Game 1;Game 2
;Game 3
Finals: (1) Bauru vs. (3) Flamengo
;Game 1;Game 2
Statistical leaders
Individual tournament highs
PointsPos. | Name | G | |
1 | ![]() | 39 | 20.00 |
2 | 36 | 18.14 | |
3 | ![]() | 38 | 17.76 |
4 | ![]() | 23 | 16.96 |
5 | ![]() | 34 | 16.62 |
Rebounds
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | ![]() | 32 | 9.06 |
2 | ![]() | 32 | 8.44 |
3 | ![]() | 27 | 6.89 |
4 | ![]() | 34 | 6.85 |
5 | ![]() | 33 | 6.48 |
Assists
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | ![]() | 33 | 6.24 |
2 | ![]() | 42 | 6.14 |
3 | ![]() | 39 | 5.67 |
4 | ![]() | 33 | 5.64 |
5 | ![]() | 33 | 5.30 |
Blocks
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | ![]() | 39 | 1.21 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 1.17 |
3 | ![]() | 25 | 1.16 |
4 | ![]() | 38 | 1.05 |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 0.80 |
Steals
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | ![]() | 23 | 2.61 |
2 | ![]() | 30 | 2.20 |
3 | ![]() | 20 | 2.15 |
4 | ![]() | 33 | 2.06 |
5 | ![]() | 8 | 1.75 |
Efficiency
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | 36 | 19.06 | |
2 | ![]() | 34 | 18.21 |
3 | ![]() | 32 | 18.16 |
4 | ![]() | 40 | 17.95 |
5 | ![]() | 38 | 17.55 |