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 (LNB). 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 (2014 Liga Ouro champions, promoted)
Teams that left the league Universo/Goiânia (16th place in the 2013–14 regular season, relegated) Espírito Santo Basquetebol (17th place in the 2013–14 regular season, relegated) Team Home city Stadium Capacity Head coach Appearance Last season Basquete Cearense Fortaleza Ginásio da UNIFOR Ginásio Paulo Sarasate 2,200 8,200 Alberto Bial 3rd 11th Paschoalotto/Bauru Bauru Ginásio Panela de Pressão 2,000 Guerrinha 7th 7th UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília Brasília Ginásio da ASCEB Ginásio Nilson Nelson 3,050 16,000 José Carlos Vidal 7th 5th Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima HSBC Arena Maracanãzinho 4,500 15,000 11,800 José Alves Neto 7th 1st Vivo/Franca Franca Ginásio Pedrocão 6,000 Lula Ferreira 7th 8th Liga Sorocabana Sorocaba Ginásio Gualberto Moreira 3,000 Rinaldo Rodrigues 4th 14th Winner/Limeira Limeira Ginásio Vô Lucato 1,800 Dedé Barbosa 6th 6th Macaé Basquete Macaé Tênis Clube de Macaé Ginásio Maurício Soares Bittencourt 3,000 6,000 Léo Costa 2nd 13th Minas Tênis Clube Belo Horizonte Arena Minas 4,000 Demétrius Ferracciú 7th 15th Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor Mogi das Cruzes Ginásio Municipal Professor Hugo Ramos 5,000 Paco García 3rd 4th Palmeiras/Meltex São Paulo Ginásio Palestra Itália 1,500 Régis Marrelli 3rd 12th Paulistano/Unimed São Paulo Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior 1,500 Gustavo de Conti 7th 2nd Pinheiros/Sky São Paulo Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim 854 Marcel de Souza 7th 9th Rio Claro Basquete Rio Claro Ginásio de Esportes Felipe Karam 3,000 Marcelo Tamião 1st 1st (Liga Ouro) São José/Unimed São José dos Campos Ginásio Lineu de Moura 2,620 Luiz Zanon 7th 3rd Unitri/Pilhas Energizer/Uberlândia Uberlândia Arena Multiuso Tancredo Neves 6,000 Carlos Romano 5th 10th
Head coach changes Pre-season changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Replaced by Date of appointment Pinheiros Claudio Mortari Moved to team's supervisor Marcel de Souza May 17, 2014 Limeira Demétrius Ferracciú Transferred to Minas Dedé Barbosa July 8, 2014 Brasília Sergio Hernández End of contract José Carlos Vidal July 25, 2014 Palmeiras Hebert Coimbra End of contract Régis Marrelli September 15, 2014 Rio Claro Marcelo Tamião Moved to team's supervisor Chuí October 2, 2014
Mid-season changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Replaced by Date of appointment Rio Claro Chuí Sacked Marcelo Tamião January 14, 2015 Uberlândia Arturo Álvarez Sacked Carlos Romano January 19, 2015
Regular season
League table
Results BCEBAUBRAFLAFRALSBLIMMACMINMOGPALPAUPINRCBSJOUBEBasquete Cearense67–10996–8463–8978–9190–7867–8576–8271–6580–9183–6569–7785–9168–6070–7680–62Bauru 99–8183–8692–8482–7097–8090–8985–6989–7197–7585–7781–74116–55106–74104–9687–64Brasília81–6874–8595–10674–6284–7683–8780–7775–7786–8889–6286–94106–10573–8579–7887–90Flamengo106–7377–8476–7482–7998–7386–70103–7877–5987–8381–7797–810–20 †99–7493–8891–58Franca90–6673–7981–7372–8082–5586–9274–6666–6974–7880–7476–8181–6872–6180–6570–62Liga Sorocabana86–8271–11091–7692–9788–6783–8596–7365–8485–87102–8178–7688–9675–6870–7870–82Limeira89–8477–7186–6978–73100–7485–7387–6666–6282–7276–6489–8072–8695–9082–7183–64Macaé Basquete78–7785–9368–8686–8478–7980–7379–8185–8789–9577–7276–6995–9192–94103–10579–72Minas90–6379–8479–8778–7683–6989–8072–8573–6366–7668–7372–6987–11082–7091–7675–66Mogi das Cruzes80–8480–99108–9994–9880–8289–8298–8281–7060–6185–8488–7783–7593–8088–8990–80Palmeiras94–8765–7786–7085–8996–9083–7879–6983–6776–8068–8473–6867–74101–9899–8679–68Paulistano86–7889–9089–8191–9988–7983–6984–8582–7662–8374–7692–7384–6894–8989–7178–59Pinheiros97–8169–8995–8268–8987–6785–7961–7399–6989–7881–8865–7989–9367–7172–70107–86Rio Claro92–8365–8289–9885–9368–7582–7078–8785–10573–6877–8272–7587–9070–8479–6691–100São José70–7871–9067–7871–9494–8391–7273–7780–7971–6479–8956–5577–8889–7076–7580–52Uberlândia78–7176–8891–74101–9867–7066–7281–8981–8056–7580–8682–7877–8280–8384–9490–84
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 (walkover).
NBB All-Star Weekend
For the third time in history the All-Star Weekend was played at Ginásio Pedrocão in Franca, São Paulo on March 6–7, 2015. In the first day of the event, it was disputed the "Dunk Tournament", "Three-Point Tournament", "Skills Challenge" and "Shooting Stars Competition". The NBB All-Star Game was played on the following day with NBB Brasil defeated NBB Mundo for the fourth straight year (131–110).
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
Points Pos. Name G 1 Shamell Stallworth (MOG) 39 20.00 2 36 18.14 3 Jamaal Smith (MAC) 38 17.76 4 Kyle LaMonte (BRA) 23 16.96 5 David Jackson (LIM) 34 16.62
Rebounds Pos. Name G 1 Caio Torres (SJO) 32 9.06 2 Shilton dos Santos (MIN) 32 8.44 3 Felipe Ribeiro (PIN) 27 6.89 4 Steven Toyloy (PAL) 34 6.85 5 Marcus Vinicius Toledo (PIN) 33 6.48
Assists Pos. Name G 1 Maxi Stanic (PAL) 33 6.24 2 Ricardo Fischer (BAU) 42 6.14 3 Nicolás Laprovíttola (FLA) 39 5.67 4 Fúlvio de Assis (BRA) 33 5.64 5 Joe Smith (PIN) 33 5.30
Blocks Pos. Name G 1 Jerome Meyinsse (FLA) 39 1.21 2 Vernon Goodridge (BRA) 12 1.17 3 O'Neal Mims (UBE) 25 1.16 4 Ronald Reis (BRA) 38 1.05 5 Léo Waszkiewicz (FRA) 30 0.80
Steals Pos. Name G 1 Worrel Clahar (LSB) 23 2.61 2 Eric Tatu (RCB) 30 2.20 3 Duda Machado (RCB) 20 2.15 4 Marcus Vinicius Toledo (PIN) 33 2.06 5 Caleb Brown (UBE) 8 1.75
Efficiency Pos. Name G 1 36 19.06 2 David Jackson (LIM) 34 18.21 3 Caio Torres (SJO) 32 18.16 4 Alex Garcia (BAU) 40 17.95 5 Jamaal Smith (MAC) 38 17.55
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