2018–19 NBB season


The 2018–19 Novo Basquete Brasil season is the 11th season of this top-tier level Brazilian professional basketball league. This tournament is organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete. The NBB will also qualify teams for international tournaments such as the FIBA South American League and FIBA Americas League.
In this season, fourteen teams will play during the regular season. At the end of the season's home and away games, the top four league teams qualify for the quarterfinal playoffs, while the teams finishing in the 5th through 12th places will participate in playoffs to determine the other four teams in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals are played in a best out of five series since the NBB 2015–16 season.
For this season, the last regular season placed team is relegated to the 2020 Liga Ouro, the NBB's second tier division. Also, only the 2019 Liga Ouro winner receives the right to play in the NBB 2019–20 season.

Broadcasting rights

For the first time since its inception in 2009, the NBB will have 4 TV broadcasting partners, along with live game transmissions at the official competition pages on Facebook and Twitter.
The league's weekly broadcasting calendar runs as follows:
Monday: 1 live game on Facebook
Tuesday: 1 or 2 live games on ESPN Brasil
Wednesday: 1 live game on Twitter
Thursday: 1 live game on Band Sports
Friday: 1 live game on Fox Sports
Saturday: 1 or 2 live games on Band plus extra night games on other channels

Participating teams

;New teams in the league:
;Teams that were relegated last season:
;Teams that left the league:
;Team relocation:
Universo/Vitória moved from Salvador, to the capital Brasília, after the end of the previous season. Universo/Vitória, despite being located in the same city, playing in the same arena, and having the same investors, is not the same Brasília team that won the NBB championship three times in the past. That franchise ended after the 2016–17 NBB season.
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacityHead coachAppearanceLast regular seasonLast season playoffsNBB Titles
Basquete CearenseFortalezaGinásio Paulo Sarasate8,200 Dannyel Russo7th10thQuarterfinals0
Sendi/Bauru BasketBauruGinásio Panela de Pressão2,000 Demétrius Ferracciú11th6thSemifinals1
BotafogoRio de JaneiroGinásio Oscar Zelaya850 Leonardo Alves2nd12thPlay-off First Round0
CorinthiansSão PauloGinásio Wlamir Marques7,000 Bruno Savignani1st1st DNP0
FlamengoRio de JaneiroArena Carioca 16,000 Gustavo de Conti11th1stSemifinals5
Sesi/FrancaFrancaGinásio Pedrocão6,000 Helinho11th3rdQuarterfinals0
Joinville/AABJJoinvilleCentreventos Cau Hansen4,000 George Rodrigues2nd13thDNQ0
Minas StormBelo HorizonteJuscelino Kubitschek Arena4,000 Espiga11th9thQuarterfinals0
Mogi das Cruzes/HelborMogi das CruzesGinásio Municipal Professor Hugo Ramos5,000 Guerrinha7th4thRunner-up0
PaulistanoSão PauloGinásio Antônio Prado Junior1,500 Régis Marelli11th2ndChampions1
PinheirosSão PauloPoliesportivo Henrique Villaboim854 César Guidetti11th7thPlay-off First Round0
São JoséSão José dos CamposLineu Moura2.260 Cristiano Ahmed9th2nd DNP0
Universo/Caixa/BrasíliaBrasíliaGinásio Nilson Nelson16,000 André Germano9th8thPlay-off First Round0
Vasco da GamaRio de JaneiroGinásio Vasco da Gama1,000 Alberto Bial3rd11thPlay-off First Round0

Transactions

Retirement

On May 12, 2018, following Flamengo's elimination in the 2017–18 NBB season semifinals, Marcelinho Machado retired from basketball after playing 22 seasons, 12 for Flamengo. Along with teammates Marquinhos and Olivinha, Marcelinho is the player with the most team success in the NBB, having reached the league's final on six occasions. He clinched the title in the 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, and 2015–16 seasons, as well as winning the 2004–05 and 2007–08 CBB titles, the precursor of the NBB. He was also runner-up in the 2009–10 NBB season.
In his career, Marcelinho also won the FIBA South American Basketball League, the FIBA Americas League, and the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, all while playing with Flamengo.

Coaching changes

Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, October 13, 2018 13:35 at Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior, home of Club Athletico Paulistano, who was defeated 75–85 by Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor. The regular season is scheduled to end on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Standings

The standings are updated according to the LNB official website table.

Results

Super 8 Cup

A new competition on the NBB calendar, the Super 8 Cup consists of a series of single elimination games, played between the top 8 clubs of the regular season during the holiday break. The winner will qualify to the 2019 Americas League, to be played in October 2019.

Playoffs

Awards

Team of the Week

bold player indicate best player of the week

Season awards

Statistical leaders

Individual tournament highs

Points
Pos.NameG
1 Kyle Fuller 3220.7
2 Zach Graham 2519.1
3 Leandro Barbosa 1218.4
4 Shamell Stallworth 3217.2
5 David Jackson 3516.7

Rebounds
Pos.NameG
1 J. P. Batista 328.8
2 Gemerson 208.0
3 Windi Graterol 297.9
4 Thiago Mathias 267.7
5 Douglas Kurtz 297.1

Assists
Pos.NameG
1 Gegê Chaia 277.4
2 Fabián Sahdi 277.3
3 Nezinho dos Santos 297.2
4 Luciano Parodi 216.5
5 Vithinho Lersch 196.4

Blocks
Pos.NameG
1 Ronald dos Reis 81.3
2 Leonardo Waszkiewicz 291.2
3 Luis Felipe Gruberz 321.1
4 Thiago Mathias 261.0
5 Windi Graterol 291.0

Steals
Pos.NameG
1 Jefferson Socas 262.3
2 Deonta Stocks 82.1
3 Luciano Parodi 212.1
4 Cauê Borges 311.8
5 Franco Balbi 381.8

Efficiency
Pos.NameG
1 J. P. Batista 3220.5
2 David Jackson 3518.4
3 Shamell Stallworth 3217.5
4 Windi Graterol 2716.7
5 Luciano Parodi 2116.6