2016–17 NBB season

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| champions = Bauru (2nd title)

| runners_up = Paulistano Corpore

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| dates = 5 November 2016 – 18 June 2017

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The 2016–17 NBB season was the 9th season of the Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league.[https://globoesporte.globo.com/basquete/noticia/2016/11/bola-vai-subir-nbb-9-comeca-neste-sabado-com-15-times-e-velhos-rivais.html A bola vai subir! NBB 9 começa neste sábado com 15 times e velhos rivais] globoesporte.globo.com 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) [https://globoesporte.globo.com/basquete/nbb/noticia/2016/06/vasco-vence-campo-mourao-fatura-liga-ouro-e-volta-elite-apos-13-anos.html Vasco vence Campo Mourão, fatura a Liga Ouro e volta à elite após 13 anos] globoesporte.globo.com
Campo Mourão Basquete (2016 Liga Ouro runners-up, invited) [https://lnb.com.br/noticias/definicoes-importantes/ Definições importantes] lnb.com.br

;Teams that left the league:

São José[https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/vale-do-paraiba-regiao/basquete/noticia/2016/05/sao-jose-basquete-nao-fara-inscricao-para-o-paulista-tempo-diz-os.html São José Basquete não fará inscrição para o Paulista a tempo, diz OS] globoesporte.globo.com
Rio Claro Basquete[https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/campeonato-basquete-nbb/liga-nacional-anuncia-que-rio-claro-nao-jogara-a-atual-temporada-do-nbb/ Liga Nacional anuncia que Rio Claro não jogará a atual temporada do NBB] gazetaesportiva.com

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! Team

! Home city

! Stadium

! Capacity

! Head coach

! Appearance

! Last regular season

! Last season playoffs

Solar Basquete Cearense

| Fortaleza

| Ginásio Paulo Sarasate

| 8,200

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alberto Bial

| style="text-align: center;"| 5th

| style="text-align: center;"| 4th

| style="text-align: center;"| Quarterfinals

Gocil/Bauru Basket

| Bauru

| Ginásio Panela de Pressão

| 2,000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Demétrius Ferracciú

| style="text-align: center;"| 9th

| style="text-align: center;"| 2nd

| style="text-align: center;"| Runner-up

Campo Mourão Basquete

| Campo Mourão

| Ginásio de Esportes Belin Carolo

| 3,000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson de Souza

| style="text-align: center;"| 1st

| style="text-align: center;"| 2nd (Liga Ouro)

| style="text-align: center;"| -

UniCEUB/BRB Brasília

| Brasília

| Ginásio da ASCEB

| 3,050

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Savignani

| style="text-align: center;"| 9th

| style="text-align: center;"| 6th

| style="text-align: center;"| Semifinals

Banrisul Caxias do Sul

| Caxias do Sul

| Ginásio Vasco da Gama

| 850

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Barbosa

| style="text-align: center;"| 2nd

| style="text-align: center;"| 11th

| style="text-align: center;"| Round of 16

Flamengo

| Rio de Janeiro

| Ginásio Hélio Maurício
Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima

| 800
4,500

| {{flagicon|BRA}} José Alves Neto

| style="text-align: center;"| 9th

| style="text-align: center;"| 1st

| style="text-align: center;"| Champions

Franca

| Franca

| Ginásio Pedrocão

| 6,000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Helinho

| style="text-align: center;"| 9th

| style="text-align: center;"| 8th

| style="text-align: center;"| Round of 16

Liga Sorocabana

| Sorocaba

| Ginásio Gualberto Moreira

| 3,000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rinaldo Rodrigues

| style="text-align: center;"| 6th

| style="text-align: center;"| 13th

| style="text-align: center;"| DNQ

Macaé

| Macaé

| Ginásio Juquinha

| 3,000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Costa

| style="text-align: center;"| 4th

| style="text-align: center;"| 15th

| style="text-align: center;"| DNQ

Minas Storm

| Belo Horizonte

| Arena Vivo

| 4,000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiano Grama

| style="text-align: center;"| 9th

| style="text-align: center;"| 10th

| style="text-align: center;"| Round of 16

Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor

| Mogi das Cruzes

| Ginásio Municipal Professor Hugo Ramos

| 5,000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guerrinha

| style="text-align: center;"| 5th

| style="text-align: center;"| Semifinals

Paulistano/Corpore

| São Paulo

| Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior

| 1,500

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo de Conti

| style="text-align: center;"| 9th

| style="text-align: center;"| 3rd

| style="text-align: center;"| Quarterfinals

Pinheiros

| São Paulo

| Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim

| 854

| {{flagicon|BRA}} César Guidetti

| style="text-align: center;"| 9th

| style="text-align: center;"| 7th

| style="text-align: center;"| Quarterfinals

Vasco da Gama

| Rio de Janeiro

| Ginásio Vasco da Gama

| 1.000

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dedé Barbosa

| style="text-align: center;"| 1st

| style="text-align: center;"| 1st (Liga Ouro)

| style="text-align: center;"| -

Universo Vitória

| Salvador

| Ginásio Poliesportivo de Cajazeiras Fazenda

| 2.060

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Régis Marrelli

| style="text-align: center;"| 2nd

| style="text-align: center;"| 12th

| style="text-align: center;"| 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.{{cite web|title=Robert Day faz jogo de despedida no próximo sábado|url=http://www.baurubasket.com.br/baurubasketball/pt/noticias/visualizar/codnoticias/515/robert-day-faz-jogo-de-despedida-no-proximo-sabado.html|work=baurubasket.com.br|date=September 21, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111200945/http://www.baurubasket.com.br/baurubasketball/pt/noticias/visualizar/codnoticias/515/robert-day-faz-jogo-de-despedida-no-proximo-sabado.html|archive-date=November 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Thanks, Day!|url=https://lnb.com.br/noticias/thanks-day/|work=lnb.com.br|date=September 28, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}

=Coaching changes=

class="wikitable" style="float:right;" \|+ Coaching changes !colspan="3"\|Off-season
Team !2015–16 season !2016–17 season
Franca \|Lula Ferreira \|Helinho
Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor \|Danilo Padovani \|Guerrinha

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|+ Coaching changes

!colspan="3"|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.{{cite web|title=Helinho é o novo técnico e Lula Ferreira assume como manager do Franca Basquete|url=https://www.francabasquete.com.br/helinho-e-o-novo-tecnico-e-lula-ferreira-assume-como-manager-do-franca-basquete/|work=francabasquete.com.br|date=May 13, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}
On June 10, 2016, Mogi decided not to renew with coach Danilo Padovani, hiring Guerrinha as his replacement.{{cite web|title=Na chegada a Mogi, Guerrinha se diz acostumado com pressão por título|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/mogi-das-cruzes-suzano/basquete/noticia/2016/06/na-chegada-mogi-guerrinha-se-diz-acostumado-com-pressao-por-titulo.html|work=globoesporte.globo.com|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}

==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.{{cite web|title=NBB 9 game list |url=https://lnb.com.br/campeonato/partidas/?a=1&b=27|date=September 12, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}

=Standings=

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|name_FFF = Paulistano/Corpore

|name_GGG = Universo Vitória

|name_HHH = Pinheiros

|name_III = Vasco da Gama

|name_JJJ = Campo Mourão Basquete

|name_KKK = Solar Basquete Cearense

|name_LLL = Macaé

|name_MMM = Minas Storm

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|name_OOO = Banrisul Caxias do Sul

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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.{{cite web|title=Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor apresenta novo logotipo do time|url=http://mogidascruzesbasquete.com.br/inicio/noticias/1009-mogi-das-cruzes-helbor-apresenta-novo-logotipo-do-time|work=mogidascruzesbasquete.com.br|date=June 20, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}
On July 21, 2016, Liga Sorocabana unveiled a new team identity.{{cite web|title=Nova LSB|url=https://lnb.com.br/noticias/nova-lsb/|work=lnb.com.br|date=July 21, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}
On August 29, 2016, UniCEUB/BRB Brasília unveiled a new rebrand of their logo and mascot.{{cite web|title=Identidade modernizada|url=https://lnb.com.br/noticias/identidade-modernizada/|work=lnb.com.br|date=August 29, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}
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.{{cite web|title=Gocil é a nova patrocinadora máster do Bauru Basket|url=http://www.baurubasket.com.br/baurubasketball/pt/noticias/visualizar/codnoticias/501/gocil-e-a-nova-patrocinadora-master-do-bauru-basket.html|work=baurubasket.com.br|date=September 2, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111123015/http://www.baurubasket.com.br/baurubasketball/pt/noticias/visualizar/codnoticias/501/gocil-e-a-nova-patrocinadora-master-do-bauru-basket.html|archive-date=November 11, 2016|url-status=dead}} On September 20, 2016 they announced a new team identity and new team colors (green, orange, black and white).{{cite web|title=Em verde, laranja, preto e branco, Bauru Basket apresenta nova identidade visual|url=http://www.locomotivaesportiva.com.br/single-post/2016/09/20/Em-verde-laranja-preto-e-branco-Bauru-Basket-apresenta-nova-identidade-visual|work=locomotivaesportiva.com.br|date=September 20, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111122849/http://www.locomotivaesportiva.com.br/single-post/2016/09/20/Em-verde-laranja-preto-e-branco-Bauru-Basket-apresenta-nova-identidade-visual|archive-date=November 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}
On September 21, 2016, Banrisul Caxias do Sul unveiled a new team identity.{{cite web|title=Caxias do Sul Basquete apresenta nova identidade visual em evento que marca início da temporada|url=https://pioneiro.clicrbs.com.br/rs/esportes/noticia/2016/09/caxias-do-sul-basquete-apresenta-nova-identidade-visual-em-evento-que-marca-inicio-da-temporada-7536242.html|work=pioneiro.clicrbs.com.br|date=September 21, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}
On October 7, 2016, Campo Mourão Basquete unveiled a new team identity for their first NBB season.{{cite web|title=Campo Mourão Basquete apresenta elenco e novidades para disputa do NBB|url=http://massanews.com/esportes/basquete/campo-mourao-basquete-apresenta-elenco-e-novidades-para-disputa-do-nbb-KwdOp.html|work=massanews.com|date=October 7, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}
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.{{cite web|title=Apresentação do Minas Tênis Clube|url=https://lnb.com.br/videos/apresentacao-do-minas-tenis-clube/|work=lnb.com.br|date=October 28, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}