2015–16_NBB_season

2015–16 NBB season

2015–16 NBB season

Sports season

The 2015–16 NBB season was the 8th 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.

Quick Facts NBB 2015–16, League ...

This season fifteen 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
Teams that left the league
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Locations of the 2015–16 NBB teams

Head coach changes

Pre-season changes
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Mid-season changes
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Regular season

League table

Results

NBB All-Star Weekend

Main article: 2016 NBB All-Star Game

Playoffs

First Round
(Best-of-5) 		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		Final
(Best-of-5)
(1) Flamengo 3
(8) Rio Claro 3 (8) Rio Claro 0
(9) Franca 2 (1) Flamengo 3
(5) Mogi das Cruzes 2
(4) Basquete Cearense 1
(5) Mogi das Cruzes 3 (5) Mogi das Cruzes 3
(12) Vitória 0 (1) Flamengo 3
(2) Bauru 2
(2) Bauru 3
(7) Pinheiros 3 (7) Pinheiros 1
(10) Minas 2 (2) Bauru 3
(6) Brasília 0
(3) Paulistano 1
(6) Brasília 3 (6) Brasília 3
(11) Caxias do Sul 1

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