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 | 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 |
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 changesTeam | 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
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 | Shamell Stallworth | 39 | 20.00 |
2 | 36 | 18.14 | |
3 | Jamaal Smith | 38 | 17.76 |
4 | Kyle LaMonte | 23 | 16.96 |
5 | David Jackson | 34 | 16.62 |
Rebounds
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | Caio Torres | 32 | 9.06 |
2 | Shilton dos Santos | 32 | 8.44 |
3 | Felipe Ribeiro | 27 | 6.89 |
4 | Steven Toyloy | 34 | 6.85 |
5 | Marcus Vinicius Toledo | 33 | 6.48 |
Assists
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | Maxi Stanic | 33 | 6.24 |
2 | Ricardo Fischer | 42 | 6.14 |
3 | Nicolás Laprovíttola | 39 | 5.67 |
4 | Fúlvio de Assis | 33 | 5.64 |
5 | Joe Smith | 33 | 5.30 |
Blocks
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | Jerome Meyinsse | 39 | 1.21 |
2 | Vernon Goodridge | 12 | 1.17 |
3 | O'Neal Mims | 25 | 1.16 |
4 | Ronald Reis | 38 | 1.05 |
5 | Léo Waszkiewicz | 30 | 0.80 |
Steals
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | Worrel Clahar | 23 | 2.61 |
2 | Eric Tatu | 30 | 2.20 |
3 | Duda Machado | 20 | 2.15 |
4 | Marcus Vinicius Toledo | 33 | 2.06 |
5 | Caleb Brown | 8 | 1.75 |
Efficiency
Pos. | Name | G | |
1 | 36 | 19.06 | |
2 | David Jackson | 34 | 18.21 |
3 | Caio Torres | 32 | 18.16 |
4 | Alex Garcia | 40 | 17.95 |
5 | Jamaal Smith | 38 | 17.55 |