| NBB 2009 | |
|---|---|
| League | Novo Basquete Brasil |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | January 28–June 28, 2009 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| TV partner(s) | SporTV Rede Globo |
| NBB season | |
| Champions | Flamengo |
| Season MVP |  Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo) |
Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) is the Brazilian basketball league, created in 2008 as the new format to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete. NBB is fully organized by the participating clubs, as an attempt to reorganize and rebuild the Brazilian basketball. The form of dispute follows a similar model adopted by the NBA and European countries. The first edition was disputed by fifteen teams playing each other in the round and second round at the classification stage. At the end of two rounds, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs in best of five matches, advances to the next phase who win three games.[1][2]
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