The 2010–11 NBB season was the third season of Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league. It started on October 29, 2010, and was disputed by fourteen teams playing each other in round and runoff in the regular season. The NBB serves as a qualifying competition for international tournaments such as FIBA Americas League, Liga Sudamericana and Torneo InterLigas. As in the second edition, in the third edition of NBB, also named NBB 3, At the end of the regular season the first four teams qualify for the quarterfinals of the playoffs automatically now the team who finish between 5° and 12° positions will participate in the first round of the playoffs o define the other four teams in the quarterfinals.

Participating teams Franca Paulistano Araraquara Assis Basket Bauru São José Pinheiros Winner Limeira Flamengo Vitória Basquete/CECRE CETAF Vila Velha Brasília Joinville Minas Uberlândia

Regular season ClassificationTeamPtsGWD%A1 Franca482820885,711,0982 Pinheiros482820885,711,0933 Brasília482820885,711,1294 Flamengo482820885,711,1205 Bauru472819983,931,1136 Uberlândia472819983,931,0927 Joinville4528171180,361,0738 São José4328151376,791,0599 Limeira4028121671,430,95110 Minas38*28131567,860,95111 Araraquara372891966,070,92612 Paulistano362882064,290,87513 Vitória352872162,500,84114 Vila Velha342862260,710,84115 Assis332852358,930,900* O Minas lost 3 (three) points according to punishment imposed by STJD.Pts - points; G – games disputed; W - wins; D - defeats; % - percentage; A - average

Classification Qualified for the playoffs and for FIBA Americas League.Qualified for the playoffs and for Liga Sudamericana.Qualified for the first round of the playoffs and for Liga Sudamericana.Qualified for the first round of the playoffs.

Playoffs- first round

Bauru (5) vs. (12) Paulistano

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Uberlândia (6) vs. (11) Araraquara

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Joinville (7) vs. (10) Minas

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Game 5

São José (8) vs. (9) Limeira

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Game 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Franca (1) vs. (8) São José

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Pinheiros (2) vs. (7) Joinville

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Game 5

Brasília (3) vs. (6) Uberlândia

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Game 5

Flamengo (4) vs. (5) Bauru

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Semifinals

Franca (1) vs. (4) Flamengo

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Pinheiros (2) vs. (3) Brasília

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Finals

Franca (1) vs. (3) Brasília

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Awards MVP - Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasília) Finals MVP - Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasília) Sixth Player - Vítor Benite (Franca) Best Defender - Alex Garcia (Brasília) Revelation - Vítor Benite (Franca) Most Improved Player - Vítor Benite (Franca) Coach - Hélio Rubens (Franca)

All-Team Position Player Team PG Larry Taylor Bauru SG Alex Garcia Brasília SF Marquinhos Pinheiros PF Guilherme Giovannoni Brasília C Murilo Becker São José

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