Brazilian NBB national league

[rikhardur]

Arizona West College? Huh. Well, I hope William is a good player!

That's what shows up in the Internet, I found the name strange too.

[rikhardur]

Minas had significant signings for the new season, namely centres Murilo and Ricardo Probst and power forwards Leandro Silva and Joseph Shipp.

[alermac]

How, Brazil is really bringing home some very big names to their league. This could shape up to be the best league in Latin America! I wonder what the import rules will be like and who is playing. I've got to get a roster list.

I think imports will be limited to 2, like in the old National Tournament; but most Brazilian clubs tend not to sign any imports or just one at most. I don't know if it's for budget or cultural reasons.

[¹²³]

NBB will start today.

Here is the official site of the league:
http://liganacionaldebasquete.com.br (only in portuguese)

They are problaby still working on it, but it has some useful information.



Here is a story (in portuguese) featured in the biggest news program in Brazil, Jornal Nacional:

Watch here.

[¹²³]

I think imports will be limited to 2, like in the old National Tournament; but most Brazilian clubs tend not to sign any imports or just one at most. I don't know if it's for budget or cultural reasons.

Just read the rules of the tournament and you are right. It's just two foreigners per team.

I think the main reason brazilian clubs tend not to sign imports is the limited budget. So, to start getting some quality foreigners the clubs will have to make NBB a successful league and this will only happen with some time. 3 years is my time table to really see the differences.

[¹²³]

Results for the first round:

Vila Velha 77 x 56 Araraquara
Pinheiros 89 x 90 Flamengo
Paulistano 82 x 76 Minas
São José 73 x 68 Lajeado
Limeira 93 x 88 Joinville
Brasília 88 x 75 Assis
Vitória 79 x 80 Franca

Here are some highlights of Pinheiros vs Flamengo. (after 1 minute mark)

[damelo]

Do you have the rosters of the teams?

[¹²³]

Do you have the rosters of the teams?

Yes I have. I am working on it, the translation and everything else. I plan to post it later today or tomorrow.

[¹²³]

Since in Brazil they use some different terms to call the position of a basketball player, I won't translate all of them 'cause it would give me much work, anyway here is a comparison of the terminology:

Armador - Point Guard
Ala - Shooting Guard or Small Forward
Pivô - Power Forward or Center

Some players are also called as a Ala-Armador or Ala-Pivô, that means they can play more than one position.

The "probable starters" are in the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 order of positions.

Here is the first team:

Universo/BRB/Financeira Brasília



Founded: 2000
Official website: http://www.universobrb.com.br
Arena: Nilson Nelson - Capacity: 11.000
Location: Brasília (DF)

Probable Starters: Valtinho, Arthur, Alex, Márcio Cipriano e Estevam.

Coach: Aluísio “Lula” Ferreira



Roster:

Arthur
Name: Arthur Luiz Belchior Silva
Born: 30/9/1982, Brasília (DF)
Height: 2,00m
Position: Ala-armador
Jersey: 4

Ratto
Name: André Luís Guimarães Fonseca
Born: 4/3/1969, Salvador (BA)
Height: 1,81m
Position: Armador
Jersey: 5

Estevam
Name: José Estevam Ferreira Júnior
Born: 24/7/1978, Sete Lagoas (MG)
Height: 2,11m
Position: Pivô
Jersey: 7

Erik
Name: Erik Amadeu Duarte Jorge
Born: 6/4/1989, Ribeirão Preto (SP)
Height: 1,82m
Position: Armador
Jersey: 8

Valtinho
Name: Valter Apolinario da Silva
Born: 31/1/1977, Rio Claro (SP)
Height: 1,85m
Position: Armador
Jersey: 9

Alex
Name: Alex Ribeiro Garcia
Born: 4/3/1981, Orlândia (SP)
Height: 1,91m
Position: Ala-armador
Jersey: 10

Brasília
Name: Cláudio Antonio Gomes Clente
Born: 9/12/1972, Brasília (DF)
Height: 2,02m
Position: Ala
Jersey: 13

Eneias
Name: Eneias Matos Martins
Born: 9/6/1984, Brasília (DF)
Height: 2,00m
Position: Ala-pivô
Jersey: 9

Rossi
Name: Frederico Rossi dos Santos
Born: 9/4/1980, Brasília (DF)
Height: 1,97m
Position: Ala-armador
Jersey: 17

Victor
Name: Victor Chueke Pureza
Born: 23/7/1989
Height: 1,90m
Position: Ala-armador
Jersey: 19

David
Name: David Silva Teles
Born: 28/1/1983, Cubatão (SP)
Height: 2,04m
Position: Ala-pivô
Jersey: 20

Daniel
Name: Daniel Morais dos Santos Bezerra
Born: 23/2/1991
Position: Armador
Jersey: 23

Cipriano
Name: Márcio Santos Cipriano
Born: 4/6/1979, São Paulo (SP)
Height: 2,00m
Position: Ala-pivô
Jersey: 31

Biro
Name: Rodrigo Alves Maistro
Born: 31/10/1987, Piracicaba (SP)
Height: 2,00m
Position: Armador
Jersey: 33

Mineiro
Name: Rafael Rodrigues
Born: 17/10/1987, Passa Tpo (MG)
Height: 2,13m
Position: Pivô
Jersey: 41

Tchiêlo
Name: Tchiêlo Lisboa Camboim
Born: 23/2/1991, Lisboa-POR
Height: 1,95m
Position: Ala-armador
Jersey: 53

Diego
Name: Diego Pinheiro da Silva
Born: 14/6/1980
Height: 1,95m
Position: Ala
Jersey: 55

[¹²³]

Cetaf/Garoto/UVV/PMVV



Founded: 2002
Official website: http://www.cetaf.com.br
Arena: Ginásio Jones dos Santos Neves (DED) - Capacity: 3.000
Location: Vitória (ES)

Probable Starters: Alexandre, Felipinho, Léo (Guilherme), Amiel e Manuil

Coach: Luiz Felipe Faria de Azevedo



Roster:

Amiel
Name: Amiel Veja Morejon
Born: 27/06/1976 - Havana (Cuba)
Height: 2,02m
Position: Ala
Number: 10

Gabriel
Name: Gabriel Carvalho Bungenstab
Born: 04/06/1987 - Vila Velha (ES)
Height: 1,80m
Position: Armador
Number: 5

Felipinho
Name: Luiz Felipe Faria de Azevedo Filho
Born: 22/01/1986 - São Paulo (SP)
Height: 1,90m
Position: Ala
Number: 19

Filipe
Name: Filipe Ferreira Corrêa
Born: 19/03/1987 - Ipatinga (MG)
Height: 2,00m
Position: Pivô
Number: 18

Gaspar
Name: Ricardo Santos Gaspar
Born: 02/11/1984 - Vitória (ES)
Height: 2,02m
Position: Ala
Number: 91

Léo Gomes
Name: Leonardo de Oliveira Gomes
Born: 06/08/1975 - Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Height: 1,95m
Position: Ala
Number: 23

Manuil
Name: Manuil Egídio Leal de Souza
Born: 26/08/1979 - Fortaleza (CE)
Height: 2,12m
Position: Pivô
Number: 20

Márcio
Name: Márcio Faria de Azevedo
Born: 12/03/1976
Height: 1,93m
Position: Ala
Number: 9

Ramires
Name: Ramires Ramos da Silveira
Born: 23/05/1988 - Florianópolis (SC)
Height: 2,04m
Position: Pivô
Number: 7

Schneider
Name: Guilherme Schneider
Born: 17/07/1986 - Três de maio (RS)
Height: 1,92m
Position: Armador
Number: 21

[rikhardur]

Since in Brazil they use some different terms to call the position of a basketball player, I won't translate all of them 'cause it would give me much work, anyway here is a comparison of the terminology:

Armador - Point Guard
Ala - Shooting Guard or Small Forward
Pivô - Power Forward or Center

Some players are also called as a Ala-Armador or Ala-Pivô, that means they can play more than one position.

Just my input to it:
Armador: PG
Ala-armador: SG
Ala: SF
Ala-pivô: PF
Pivô: C

Great job ¹²³! A pity the official website is down...

[¹²³]

Just my input to it:
Armador: PG
Ala-armador: SG
Ala: SF
Ala-pivô: PF
Pivô: C

Great job ¹²³! A pity the official website is down...

Yeah, but some teams don't use the Ala-armador and Ala-pivô classification. And combine the thing all together. Look at the Cetaf team I posted above. They only have players described as armador, ala and pivô. Obviously they aren't playing with just PG, SF and C.

I played basketball for a long time in Brazil, usually brazilians teams have one armador (PG), two alas (SG and SF) and two pivôs (PF and C).

[rikhardur]

Yeah, but some teams don't use the Ala-armador and Ala-pivô classification. And combine the thing all together. Look at the Cetaf team I posted above. They only have players described as armador, ala and pivô. Obviously they aren't playing with just PG, SF and C.

I played basketball for a long time in Brazil, usually brazilians teams have one armador (PG), two alas (SG and SF) and two pivôs (PF and C).

Sure, the same happens in Portugal, where the distinction between "extremo" (SF) and "extremo-poste" (PF), for instance, is sometimes not made. It's just a matter of terms I suppose, but that can create a lot of mess

[¹²³]

Sure, the same happens in Portugal, where the distinction between "extremo" (SF) and "extremo-poste" (PF), for instance, is sometimes not made. It's just a matter of terms I suppose, but that can create a lot of mess

Yep, my original idea was to translate the positions, but it was so messy I decided to leave the original words in there. I am not satisfied with the format of my rosters posts, maybe will work on some adjustments in the near future.

[rikhardur]

Round 2

(Assis rested)

Universo Brasília 76 Bauru 65

Pinheiros 80 Minas 81

Paulistano 87 Flamengo 96

São José 91 Joinville 109

Limeira 75 Lajeado 72

Saldanha da Gama 84 Araraquara 72

CETAF 74 Franca 83