2011–12 NBB season

NBB 2011–12
League	Novo Basquete Brasil
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 19, 2011–June 2, 2012
Number of teams	15
TV partner(s)	SporTV Rede Globo
NBB season
Champions	Brasília
Season MVP	Murilo Becker (São José)

2011–2012 NBB season was the fourth season of Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league. This tournament is organized entirely by the participating clubs. The NBB serves as a qualifying competition for international tournaments such as Liga Sudamericana and Torneo InterLigas. For this season the qualify for the FIBA Americas League came to be through the Liga Sudamericana.^[1]

The season started on November 19 and was disputed with 16 participating teams playing each other in round and second round in the regular season. At the end of two rounds the top four teams qualify 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, best of five matches, advances to the next phase who win three games.

Participating teams

Franca
Paulistano
Araraquara
Bauru
São José
Pinheiros
Winner Limeira
Liga Sorocabana
Flamengo
Tijuca
Brasília
Minas
Uberlândia
CETAF Vila Velha
Joinville
Vitória Basquete gave to dispute the season 2011/2012.

Regular season

	Times	%	Pts	G	W	D	PM	PA	PA
1	São José	82,14	51	28	23	5	2424	2174	1,12
2	Pinheiros	75,00	49	28	21	7	2428	2173	1,12
3	Brasília	75,00	49	28	21	7	2432	2248	1,08
4	Flamengo	75,00	49	28	21	7	2469	2173	1,14
5	Uberlândia	64,29	46	28	18	10	2391	2257	1,06
6	Bauru	60,71	45	28	17	11	2307	2172	1,06
7	Paulistano	60,71	45	28	17	11	2286	2240	1,02
8	Joinville	50,00	42	28	14	14	2217	2232	0,99
9	Limeira	46,43	41	28	13	15	2278	2207	1,03
10	Franca	46,43	41	28	13	15	2339	2339	1,00
11	Liga Sorocabana	39,29	39	28	11	17	2128	2300	0,93
12	Tijuca	32,14	37	28	9	19	2200	2384	0,92
13	Minas	32,14	37	28	9	19	2179	2303	0,95
14	Araraquara	7,14	30	28	2	26	2077	2488	0,84
15	Vila Velha	3,57	29	28	1	27	1859	2324	0,80

% - percentage; Pts - points; G – games disputed; W - wins; D - defeats; PM - points made; PA - points against; PA - points average.

Classification


	Qualified for the quarterfinals and for Liga Sudamericana.
	Qualified for the first round of the playoffs. .

Playoffs- first round

5^o	Uberlândia	67	73	93	81	—	3
12^o	Tijuca	75	59	77	74	—	1

6^o	Bauru	82	83	84	—	—	3
11^o	Liga Sorocabana	76	71	74	—	—	0

7^o	Paulistano	89	68	69	-	-	0
10^o	Franca	91	75	77	-	-	3

8^o	Joinville	69	89	88	74	86	3
9^o	Limeira	77	84	69	102	78	2

Tijuca 75, Uberlândia 67
Scoring by quarter: 16-24, 16-13, 19-16, 24-14
Pts: Manteguinha 15 Rebs: Marcellus da Silva, Casé 5 Asts: Marcellus da Silva 4		Pts: Robby Collum 16 Rebs: Léo Waszkiewicz 10 Asts: Robby Collum 6
Tijuca led series, 1–0

Uberlândia 73, Tijuca 59
Scoring by quarter: 18-10, 18-15, 12-21, 25-13
Pts: Robert Day 26 Rebs: Lucas Cipolini, Léo Waszkiewicz 5 Asts: Valter da Silva 7		Pts: Fernando Mineiro 14 Rebs: Diego Conceição, Fernando Coloneze 5 Asts: Gegê Chaia 4
Series tied, 1–1

Uberlândia 93, Tijuca 77
Scoring by quarter: 34-22, 17-23, 24-15, 18-17
Pts: Robert Day 26 Rebs: Léo Waszkiewicz 11 Asts: Robert Day, Robby Collum 4		Pts: Manteguinha 23 Rebs: Rodrigo Bahia, Diego Conceição 5 Asts: Gegê Chaia 2
Uberlândia led series, 2–1

Tijuca 74, Uberlândia 81
Scoring by quarter: 19-19, 18-21, 19-15, 18-26
Pts: Rodrigo Bahia 22 Rebs: Rodrigo Bahia 6 Asts: Manteguinha 4		Pts: Robby Collum 25 Rebs: Lucas Cipolini 6 Asts: Valter da Silva 7
Uberlândia wins series, 3–1

Liga Sorocabana 76, Bauru 82
Scoring by quarter: 18-23, 19-16, 19-17, 20-26
Pts: Kenny Dawkins 20 Rebs: Mineiro 10 Asts: Kenny Dawkins, César Araújo 2		Pts: Gaúcho 24 Rebs: Larry Taylor 9 Asts: Larry Taylor, Gaúcho 5
Bauru led series, 1–0

Bauru 83, Liga Sorocabana 71
Scoring by quarter: 27-26, 21-15, 13-21, 22-9
Pts: Fernando Fischer 17 Rebs: Jeff Agba 10 Asts: Larry Taylor 7		Pts: Jeff Trepagnier 15 Rebs: Jeff Trepagnier, César Araújo 5 Asts: Kenny Dawkins 5
Bauru led series, 2–0

Bauru 84, Liga Sorocabana 74
Scoring by quarter: 24-28, 16-19, 30-9, 14-18
Pts: Jeff Agba 22 Rebs: Jeff Agba 9 Asts: Larry Taylor 5		Pts: Kenny Dawkins 24 Rebs: Mineiro 8 Asts: Kenny Dawkins 5
Bauru wins series, 3–0

Franca 91, Paulistano 89
Scoring by quarter: 22-22, 23-17, 27-28, 19-22
Pts: Kevin Sowell 23 Rebs: Eddie Basden 6 Asts: Kevin Sowell 8		Pts: Alex Oliveira 20 Rebs: Alex Oliveira 6 Asts: Elinho 10
Franca led series, 1–0

Paulistano 68, Franca 75
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 16-23, 17-19, 23-15
Pts: Betinho Duarte 15 Rebs: Felipe Ribeiro 8 Asts: Elinho 6		Pts: William Drudi 18 Rebs: William Drudi 7 Asts: Kevin Sowell 5
Franca led series, 2–0

Paulistano 69, Franca 77
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 16-19, 27-20, 14-20
Pts: Betinho Duarte 22 Rebs: Elinho 8 Asts: Betinho Duarte 3		Pts: William Drudi 21 Rebs: three players tied 7 Asts: Eddie Basden 3
Franca wins series, 3–0

Limeira 77, Joinville 69
Scoring by quarter: 13-15, 24-24, 17-20, 23-10
Pts: Ronald Ramón, Vitor Benite 17 Rebs: Jonathan Luz 7 Asts: Ronald Ramón, Eric Tatu 5		Pts: Kojo Mensah 30 Rebs: Tiagão 7 Asts: André Góes 3
Limeira led series, 1–0

Joinville 89, Limeira 84
Scoring by quarter: 34-25, 21-21, 17-12, 17-26
Pts: Rashad Bishop 29 Rebs: Rashad Bishop 15 Asts: Kojo Mensah, Luiz Felipe Lemes 4		Pts: Vitor Benite 22 Rebs: Rogério Klafke 6 Asts: Vitor Benite 2
Series tied, 1–1

Joinville 88, Limeira 69
Scoring by quarter: 28-23, 24-11, 19-20, 17-15
Pts: Tiagão, Audrei Parizotto 15 Rebs: Kojo Mensah 7 Asts: Kojo Mensah 3		Pts: Diego Pinheiro 15 Rebs: Steven Toyloy 5 Asts: Eric Tatu, Diego Pinheiro 2
Joinville led series, 2–1

Limeira 102, Joinville 74
Scoring by quarter: 29-12, 21-21, 25-21, 27-20
Pts: Vitor Benite 29 Rebs: Steven Toyloy 8 Asts: Eric Tatu, Vitor Benite 4		Pts: Kojo Mensah 22 Rebs: Tiagão 11 Asts: Kojo Mensah 7
Series tied, 2–2

Joinville 86, Limeira 78
Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 19-14, 25-21, 21-25
Pts: Tiagão 17 Rebs: Tiagão, Rashad Bishop 7 Asts: Kojo Mensah 7		Pts: Ronald Ramón 23 Rebs: Rogério Klafke 13 Asts: Vitor Benite 2
Joinville wins series, 3–2

Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Final

1	São José	92	96	94	–	–	3
10	Franca	77	85	80	–	–	0
								1	São José	68	107	100	80	106	3

								4	Flamengo	84	99	91	92	90	2
4	Flamengo	110	70	60	78	77	3

5	Uberlândia	108	63	77	87	62	2
																1	São José	62
																3	Brasília	78
3	Brasília	80	90	99	–	–	3
6	Bauru	76	78	91	–	–	0
								3	Brasília	90	65	76	105	81	3

								2	Pinheiros	77	81	74	109	68	2
2	Pinheiros	80	68	80	77	73	3

8	Joinville	96	74	69	71	63	2

Franca 77, São José 92
Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 16-29, 20-20, 23-18
Pts: Eddie Basden 14 Rebs: Fernando Penna 5 Asts: Fernando Penna 5		Pts: Murilo Becker, Dedé Stefanelli 17 Rebs: Fúlvio de Assis, Dedé Stefanelli 7 Asts: Fúlvio de Assis 10
São José led series, 1–0

São José 96, Franca 85
Scoring by quarter: 22-28, 26-19, 26-17, 22-21
Pts: Murilo Becker 28 Rebs: Murilo Becker 8 Asts: Fúlvio de Assis 9		Pts: Kevin Sowell 23 Rebs: Ricardo Probst 12 Asts: Kevin Sowell 5
São José led series, 2–0

São José 94, Franca 80
Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 30-16, 17-20, 25-27
Pts: Murilo Becker 29 Rebs: Murilo Becker 11 Asts: Fúlvio de Assis 10		Pts: Márcio Dornelles 20 Rebs: Vuk Ivanovic 9 Asts: Fernando Penna 6
São José wins series, 3–0

Joinville 96, Pinheiros 80
Scoring by quarter: 29-13, 15-26, 22-15, 30-26
Pts: Kojo Mensah, Rashad Bishop 23 Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 10 Asts: Kojo Mensah 10		Pts: Marquinhos 21 Rebs: Renato Lamas, Bruno Fiorotto 5 Asts: Renato Lamas 3
Joinville led series, 1–0

2011–12 NBB season

Participating teams

Regular season

Playoffs- first round

Uberlândia (5) vs. (12) Tijuca

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Bauru (6) vs. (11) Liga Sorocabana

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Paulistano (7) vs. (10) Franca

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Joinville (8) vs. (9) Limeira

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

São José (1) vs. (10) Franca

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Pinheiros (2) vs. (8) Joinville

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Brasíla (3) vs. (6) Bauru

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Flamengo (4) vs. (5) Uberlândia

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Semifinals

São José (1) vs. (4) Flamengo

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Pinheiros (2) vs. (3) Brasília

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Final

São José (1) vs. (3) Brasília

Awards

All-Team

References

Pinheiros 68, Joinville 74
Scoring by quarter: 14-17, 20-21, 15-16, 19-20
Pts: Marquinhos 15 Rebs: Rafael Mineiro 8 Asts: Juan Pablo Figueroa, Marquinhos 4		Pts: Kojo Mensah 19 Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 8 Asts: Kojo Mensah 4
Joinville led series, 2–0

Pinheiros 80, Joinville 69
Scoring by quarter: 11-16, 19-15, 23-23, 27-15
Pts: Bruno Fiorotto 15 Rebs: Olivinha 9 Asts: Marquinhos 7		Pts: Audrei Parizotto 20 Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 10 Asts: Kojo Mensah 6
Joinville led series, 2–1

Joinville 71, Pinheiros 77 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 14-20, 17-14, 19-15, Overtime: 8-14
Pts: Kojo Mensah 18 Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 10 Asts: Kojo Mensah 7		Pts: Shamell Stallworth 27 Rebs: Olivinha 10 Asts: Paulinho Boracini 2
Series tied, 2–2

Pinheiros 73, Joinville 63
Scoring by quarter: 17-12, 15-13, 20-19, 21-19
Pts: Shamell Stallworth 17 Rebs: Marquinhos 10 Asts: Marquinhos 5		Pts: Shilton dos Santos 16 Rebs: Kojo Mensah 10 Asts: Kojo Mensah 5
Pinheiros wins series, 3–2

Bauru 76, Brasília 80
Scoring by quarter: 17-21, 18-19, 17-21, 24-19
Pts: Larry Taylor 29 Rebs: Larry Taylor 6 Asts: Larry Taylor 5		Pts: Alex Garcia 20 Rebs: Lucas Tischer 9 Asts: three players tied 3
Brasília led series, 1–0

Brasília 90, Bauru 78
Scoring by quarter: 22-25, 23-16, 28-22, 17-15
Pts: Alex Garcia 24 Rebs: Alex Garcia 7 Asts: Alex Garcia, Nezinho dos Santos 5		Pts: Larry Taylor 19 Rebs: Larry Taylor 11 Asts: Larry Taylor 4
Brasília led series, 2–0

Brasília 99, Bauru 91
Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 33-15, 29-30, 21-23
Pts: Alex Garcia, Guilherme Giovannoni 19 Rebs: Guilherme Giovannoni, Márcio Cipriano 7 Asts: Nezinho dos Santos 8		Pts: Fernando Fischer 23 Rebs: Jeff Agba 13 Asts: Larry Taylor 7
Brasília wins series, 3–0

Uberlândia 108, Flamengo 110 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 15-23, 31-24, 23-21, Overtime: 20-26
Pts: Robert Day 30 Rebs: Lucas Cipolini 11 Asts: Robert Day 5		Pts: David Jackson 29 Rebs: Federico Kammerichs 12 Asts: Hélio Lima 6
Flamengo led series, 1–0

Flamengo 70, Uberlândia 63
Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 20-14, 20-13, 14-18
Pts: David Jackson 24 Rebs: Federico Kammerichs 11 Asts: Hélio Lima 5		Pts: Valter da Silva 18 Rebs: Lucas Cipolini 9 Asts: Robby Collum, Robert Day 5
Flamengo led series, 2–0

Flamengo 60, Uberlândia 77
Scoring by quarter: 15-14, 14-16, 18-21, 13-26
Pts: Marcelinho Machado 11 Rebs: David Jackson 5 Asts: Marcelinho Machado, Teichmann 3		Pts: Robby Collum 25 Rebs: Lucas Cipolini 8 Asts: Valter da Silva 4
Flamengo led series, 2–1