2019–20 NBB season

The 2019–20 NBB season was the 12th season of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the highest level basketball league in Brazil. The season began on 21 September 2019 but was suspended on 15 March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic which broke out in the country.^[1] On 4 May the season was finally cancelled.^[2]

2019–20 NBB season
League	Novo Basquete Brasil
Sport	Basketball
Duration	12 October 2019 – 15 March 2020
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	DAZN ESPN Brasil TV Cultura
Regular season
Season MVP	Georginho (São Paulo
Top scorer	Total: Shamell Stallworth (São Paulo) Average: Leandro Barbosa (Minas)
Playoffs
Finals champions	Not played

Team changes

Promoted from 2018–19 Liga Ouro	Relegated from the 2018–19 NBB season
São Paulo Rio Claro Pato Basquete	Vasco de Gama

Regular season

  Quarterfinals

  Eightfinals

Pos	2019–20 NBB regular season
	Team	PCT	Pts	Pld	W	L	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Flamengo	87,5%	45	24	21	3	9–3	12–0	2040	1851	+189
2	Franca	80,0%	45	25	20	5	10–3	10–2	2186	1975	+211
3	São Paulo	76,9%	46	26	20	6	8–5	12–1	2302	2122	+180
4	Minas	65,4%	43	26	17	9	7–6	10–3	2252	2117	+135
5	Mogi das Cruzes	61,5%	42	26	16	10	10–3	6–7	2152	2117	+35
6	Pinheiros	55,6%	42	27	15	12	7–7	8–5	2202	2157	+45
7	Corinthians	50,0%	39	26	13	13	9–5	4–8	2141	2052	+89
8	Botafogo	50,0%	39	26	13	13	6–5	7–8	2038	2098	-60
9	Rio Claro	50,0%	39	26	13	13	6–6	7–7	2195	2253	-58
10	Unifacisa	48,1%	40	27	13	14	10–5	3–9	2246	2187	+59
11	Paulistano	44,0%	36	25	11	14	5–8	6–6	2042	2077	-35
12	Bauru	42,3%	37	26	11	15	5–9	6–6	2084	2106	-22
13	Universo/Brasília	30,8%	34	26	8	18	4–8	4–10	1975	2234	-259
14	São José	25,9%	34	27	7	20	3–10	4–10	2330	2486	-156
15	Basquete Cearense	19,2%	31	26	5	21	3–10	2–11	1985	2107	-122
16	Pato Basquete	16,0%	29	25	4	21	3–9	1–12	1774	2005	-231

Source: NBB

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Leaders of the regular season before the season was cancelled.^[3]

Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Efficiency per game	Georginho	São Paulo	24.1
Points per game	Leandro Barbosa	Minas	20.1
Rebounds per game	Georginho	São Paulo	8.7
Assists per game	Pepo Vidal	Unifacisa	7.6
Steals per game	Gegê	Pato Basquete	2.2
Blocks per game	João Vitor	Unifacisa	1.5
FG%	Georginho	Franca	24.8
3P%	Parodi	Franca	50.6%