# 2016–17 NBB season

The 2016–17 NBB season was the 9th 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 fifteen teams 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 season maintained 15/16's playoff method of best of 5 games, played on the 1-2-1-1 format.
For this season, the last two regular season placed teams were relegated to the Liga Ouro, the NBB second division. Only the Liga Ouro winner received the right to contest NBB in the next year.

## Participating teams
### New teams in the league

* Vasco da Gama (2016 Liga Ouro champions, promoted)
* Campo Mourão Basquete (2016 Liga Ouro runners-up, invited)

### Teams that left the league

* São José
* Rio Claro Basquete
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Appearance | Last regular season | Last season playoffs |
| Solar Basquete Cearense | Fortaleza | Ginásio Paulo Sarasate | 8,200 | Alberto Bial | 5th | 4th | Quarterfinals |
| Gocil/Bauru Basket | Bauru | Ginásio Panela de Pressão | 2,000 | Demétrius Ferracciú | 9th | 2nd | Runner-up |
| Campo Mourão Basquete | Campo Mourão | Ginásio de Esportes Belin Carolo | 3,000 | Emerson de Souza | 1st | 2nd (Liga Ouro) | - |
| UniCEUB/BRB Brasília | Brasília | Ginásio da ASCEB | 3,050 | Bruno Savignani | 9th | 6th | Semifinals |
| Banrisul Caxias do Sul | Caxias do Sul | Ginásio Vasco da Gama | 850 | Rodrigo Barbosa | 2nd | 11th | Round of 16 |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio Hélio Maurício Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima | 800 4,500 | José Alves Neto | 9th | 1st | Champions |
| Franca | Franca | Ginásio Pedrocão | 6,000 | Helinho | 9th | 8th | Round of 16 |
| Liga Sorocabana | Sorocaba | Ginásio Gualberto Moreira | 3,000 | Rinaldo Rodrigues | 6th | 13th | DNQ |
| Macaé | Macaé | Ginásio Juquinha | 3,000 | Léo Costa | 4th | 15th | DNQ |
| Minas Storm | Belo Horizonte | Arena Vivo | 4,000 | Cristiano Grama | 9th | 10th | Round of 16 |
| Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | Mogi das Cruzes | Ginásio Municipal Professor Hugo Ramos | 5,000 | Guerrinha | 5th | 5th | Semifinals |
| Paulistano/Corpore | São Paulo | Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior | 1,500 | Gustavo de Conti | 9th | 3rd | Quarterfinals |
| Pinheiros | São Paulo | Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim | 854 | César Guidetti | 9th | 7th | Quarterfinals |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio Vasco da Gama | 1.000 | Dedé Barbosa | 1st | 1st (Liga Ouro) | - |
| Universo Vitória | Salvador | Ginásio Poliesportivo de Cajazeiras Fazenda | 2.060 | Régis Marrelli | 2nd | 12th | Round of 16 |

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On September 24, 2016, Robert Day retired from basketball after playing 6 seasons in Brazil, reaching the league final on three occasions with São José (12/13) and Bauru Basket (14/15, 15/16), as well as winning NBB's best Small Forward award for the 12/13 season.

### Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Off-season |||
| Team | 2015–16 season | 2016–17 season |
| Franca | Lula Ferreira | Helinho |
| Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | Danilo Padovani | Guerrinha |

#### Off-season

* On May 13, 2016, Franca hired Helinho to replace Lula Ferreira, who became the team General Manager after four years working as the team coach.
* On June 10, 2016, Mogi decided not to renew with coach Danilo Padovani, hiring Guerrinha as his replacement.

#### In-season

There were no coaching changes during the regular season.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Ginásio Panela de Pressão, home of Gocil/Bauru Basket, who hosted a game against the Flamengo at 14:00 UTC−03:00. The regular season ended on Saturday, April 8, 2017.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Flamengo | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2464 | 2195 | +269 | .750 | — | Qualification to the playoff quarter-finals |
| 2 | Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2274 | 2088 | +186 | .714 | 1 | Qualification to the playoff quarter-finals |
| 3 | Franca | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2256 | 2199 | +57 | .679 | 2 | Qualification to the playoff quarter-finals |
| 4 | UniCEUB/BRB Brasília | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2285 | 2155 | +130 | .679 | 2 | Qualification to the playoff quarter-finals |
| 5 | Gocil/Bauru Basket | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2256 | 2086 | +170 | .643 | 3 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 6 | Paulistano/Corpore | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2287 | 2146 | +141 | .571 | 5 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 7 | Universo Vitória | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2130 | 2105 | +25 | .571 | 5 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 8 | Pinheiros | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2275 | 2250 | +25 | .571 | 5 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2099 | 2182 | −83 | .500 | 7 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 10 | Campo Mourão Basquete | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2140 | 2226 | −86 | .464 | 8 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 11 | Solar Basquete Cearense | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2116 | 2184 | −68 | .429 | 9 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 12 | Macaé | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2117 | 2212 | −95 | .286 | 13 | Qualification to the playoff first round |
| 13 | Minas Storm | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2146 | 2332 | −186 | .250 | 14 | |
| 14 | Liga Sorocabana (R) | 28 | 6 | 22 | 1921 | 2159 | −238 | .214 | 15 | Relegated to Liga Ouro |
| 15 | Banrisul Caxias do Sul (R) | 28 | 5 | 23 | 2022 | 2269 | −247 | .179 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Ouro |
* 1 2 Paulistano 83–66 Universo/Vitoria

## Awards

Most Valuable Player: Desmond Holloway, Pinheiros Sixth Man of the Year Award: Arthur Pecos, Paulistano/Corpore Defensive Player of the Year Award: Jimmy de Oliveira, Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor Most Improved Player of the Year Award: Georginho de Paula, Paulistano/Corpore NBB Coach of the Year (Ary Vidal Trophy): Gustavo de Conti, Paulistano/Corpore NBB's Revelation Player of the Year: Alexey Borges, Franca NBB Finals MVP Award: Alex Garcia, Bauru Basket

## Arenas

As both teams played their first NBB season, it was the first appearance of Campo Mourão's Ginásio de Esportes Belin Carolo and Vasco's Ginásio Vasco da Gama.

## Identities

* On June 20, 2016, Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor unveiled a new team logo.
* On July 21, 2016, Liga Sorocabana unveiled a new team identity.
* On August 29, 2016, UniCEUB/BRB Brasília unveiled a new rebrand of their logo and mascot.
* On September 2, 2016, Bauru Basket unveiled a new sponsor partnership involving naming rights with Gocil, and so its name changed to Gocil/Bauru Basket. On September 20, 2016 they announced a new team identity and new team colors (green, orange, black and white).
* On September 21, 2016, Banrisul Caxias do Sul unveiled a new team identity.
* On October 7, 2016, Campo Mourão Basquete unveiled a new team identity for their first NBB season.
* On October 28, 2016, Minas Tênis clube unveiled a new team identity and nickname for the season, and so its name changed to Minas Storm.

## Notable occurrences
### Playoffs

* This was the first time that no team from the top 4 advanced to the semi-finals.

## Playoffs

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | NBB Finals | NBB Finals |
| | | (4) Brasília | 1 | | |
| | | (5) Bauru Basket | 3 | | |
| (5) Bauru Basket | 3 | (5) Bauru Basket | 3 | | |
| (12) Macaé | 0 | | | | |
| (12) Macaé | 0 | | | Bauru Basket | 3 |
| | | | | Pinheiros | 2 |
| | | (1) Flamengo | 2 | | |
| | | (8) Pinheiros | 3 | | |
| (8) Pinheiros | 3 | (8) Pinheiros | 3 | | |
| (9) Vasco da Gama | 2 | | | | | | |
| (9) Vasco da Gama | 2 | | | | | Bauru Basket | 3 |
| | | | | | | Paulistano/Corpore | 2 |
| | | (3) Franca | 2 | | | | |
| | | (6) Paulistano/Corpore | 3 | | | | |
| (6) Paulistano/Corpore | 3 | (6) Paulistano/Corpore | 3 | | | | |
| (11) Solar Basquete Cearense | 2 | | | | | | |
| (11) Solar Basquete Cearense | 2 | | | Paulistano/Corpore | 3 | | |
| | | | | Universo Vitória | 0 |
| | | (2) Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | 2 | | |
| | | (7) Universo Vitória | 3 | | |
| (7) Universo Vitória | 3 | (7) Universo Vitória | 3 | | |
| (10) Mourão | 2 | | | | |

## Final standings

Teams are ranked based on the playoff round in which they were eliminated and their regular season records.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | |
| 1 | Bauru (C, O) | 42 | 27 | 15 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Americas League |
| 2 | Paulistano/Corpore | 43 | 24 | 19 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Americas League |
| 3 | Universo Vitória | 33 | 23 | 10 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Americas League |
| 4 | Pinheiros | 46 | 27 | 19 | Qualification to 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol |
| 5 | Flamengo | 35 | 25 | 10 | Qualification to 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol |
| 6 | Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | 33 | 22 | 11 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Americas League |
| 7 | Franca | 33 | 21 | 12 | Qualification to 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol |
| 8 | Brasília | 42 | 20 | 22 | |
* ↑ Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor was invited to the 2018 FIBA Americas League with a wild card, after two Venezuelan teams could not participate due to financial trouble.