Novo Basquete Brasil awards


The Novo Basquete Brasil awards are the yearly individual awards that are given by Brazil's top-tier level men's professional club basketball league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).

NBB MVP

The NBB MVP is a New Basket Brazil award given to the best performing player of the season. It has been given since the first season of the Brazilian league, in 2009. The greatest winner is the forward Marcelinho Machado, with two consecutive awards. The award is given at the end of the season, at the wrap party of the championship, one day after the final game. Before the event, three candidates are announced and during the event the winner is chosen.
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.
2009Marcelinho MachadoSFFlamengo
2009–10Marcelinho Machado SFFlamengo
2010–11Guilherme GiovannoniPFBrasília
2011–12Murilo BeckerCSão José
2012–13Marquinhos VieiraSFFlamengo
2013–14David JacksonSGLimeira
2014–15Alex GarciaSGBauru
2015–16Marquinhos Vieira SFFlamengo
2016–17Desmond HollowaySGPinheiros
2017–18Marquinhos Vieira SFFlamengo
2018–19J. P. BatistaCMogi das Cruzes
2020–21Lucas MarianoCSão Paulo
2021–22Bruno CabocloF/CSão Paulo
2022–23Lucas DiasPFFranca
2023–24Lucas Dias PFFranca
2024–25Dontrell BritePGBauru

Players with most awards

PlayerEditionsNotes

NBB Finals MVP

The NBB Finals MVP is the MVP award of the final playoff series of the top professional basketball league in Brazil, the NBB. The award has been given out since the 2010–11 NBB season. In the 2018–19 season, the award started being sponsored by Budweiser and called Troféu Amaury Pasos de MVP Bud das Finais, in honor of legendary player and former FIBA Basketball World Cup MVP, Amaury Pasos.
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.
2010–11Guilherme GiovannoniPFBrasília
2011–12Guilherme Giovannoni PFBrasília
2012–13Caio TorresCFlamengo
2013–14Jerome MeyinsseCFlamengo
2014–15Nicolás LaprovíttolaPGFlamengo
2015–16Carlos OlivinhaPFFlamengo
2016–17Alex GarciaSGBauru
2017–18Guilherme HubnerCPaulistano
2018–19Carlos Olivinha PFFlamengo
2020–21Yago dos SantosPGFlamengo
2021–22Lucas DiasPFFranca
2022–23GeorginhoSFFranca
2023–24Lucas Dias PFFranca
2024–25Didi LouzadaSGFranca

NBB Defender of the Year

The NBB Defender of the Year is a New Basket Brazil award given since the 2009 NBB season to the top defensive player of the season. The winner of the award in all of the 6 times that it was given so far is the shooting guard Alex Garcia, who won the award six times.
The award is given at the end of the season, at the wrap party of the championship, one day after the final game. Before the event, three candidates are announced and during the event the winner is chosen.
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.
2009Alex GarciaSGBrasília
2009–10Alex Garcia SGBrasília
2010–11Alex Garcia SGBrasília
2011–12Alex Garcia SGBrasília
2012–13Alex Garcia SGBrasília
2013–14Alex Garcia SGBrasília
2014–15Alex Garcia SGBauru
2015–16Alex Garcia SGBauru
2016–17Jimmy de OliveiraSGMogi das Cruzes
2017–18Jimmy de Oliveira SGMogi das Cruzes
2018–19Jimmy de Oliveira SGFranca
2019–20Alex Garcia SGMinas
2021–22Corderro BennettPGSão Paulo
2022–23Corderro Bennett PGSão Paulo
2023–24Dontrell BritePGBauru
2024–25Dontrell Brite PGBauru

NBB Sixth Man of the Year

The NBB Sixth Man of the Year is a New Basket Brazil award, given since the NBB 2009 to the most valuable substitute player, called sixth man. The award is given at the end of the season, at the wrap party of the championship, one day after the final game. Before the event, three candidates are announced and during the event the winner is chosen.
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.
2009Fred SantosPGFlamengo
2009–10Nezinho dos SantosPGBrasília
2010–11Vítor BeniteSGFranca
2011–12Paulinho BoraciniPGPinheiros
2012–13Léo MeindlSFFranca
2013–14Hélio LimaSGLimeira
2014–15Vítor Benite SGFlamengo
2015–16Marcelinho MachadoSFFlamengo
2016–17Arthur PecosPGPaulistano
2017–18Deryk RamosPGPaulistano
2018–19Alexey BorgesPGFranca
2021–22Gui SantosGSão Paulo
2022–23Santiago ScalaGArgentinaBRABRA

NBB Most Improved Player

The NBB Most Improved Player is a New Basket Brazil award given since the 2009–10 to the most improved player of the season. The award is given at the end of the season, at the wrap party of the championship, one day after the final game. Before the event, three candidates are announced and during the event the winner is chosen.
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.
2009–10Audrei ParizottoSGJoinville
2010–11Vítor BeniteSGFranca
2011–12Gui DeodatoSFBauru
2012–13Gui Deodato SFBauru
2013–14Paulão PrestesCFranca
2014–15Davi RossettoPGCearense
2015–16Deryk RamosPGBrasília
2016–17Georginho de PaulaPGPaulistano
2017–18Wesley FerreiraPFMinas
2018–19Didi LouzadaSFFranca
2019–20Georginho de Paula PGSão Paulo
2021–22GemadinhaGPato
2022–23Antônio FerreiraSFUnifacisa
2023–24Rafael PaulichiPFVasco da Gama
2024–25Daniel Von HaydinGBrasília

NBB Revelation Player

The NBB Revelation Player is a New Basket Brazil award given since the 2009–10 NBB season to the player considered the greatest discovery of the season. Normally the award is given to player who attended the NBB Under-22, also called Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete, but this is not a rule. The first two awards were not given to players from NBB Under-22. The award is given at the end of the season, at the wrap party of the championship, one day after the final game. Before the event, three candidates are announced and during the event the winner is chosen.
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.
2009–10Raul NetoPGMinas
2010–11Vítor BeniteSGFranca
2011–12Gui DeodatoSFBauru
2012–13Ricardo FischerPGBauru
2013–14Henrique CoelhoPGMinas
2014–15Deryk RamosPGLimeira
2015–16Lucas DiasPFPinheiros
2016–17Alexey BorgesPGFranca
2017–18Gabriel GalvaniniSF/PFBauru
2018–19Didi LouzadaSFFranca
2019–20Dikembe AndréPFPaulistano
2021–22MãozinhaFFortaleza
2022–23Ruan MirandoSFCerrado
2023–24Márcio SantosCFranca
2024–25Wini SilvaFMinas

NBB Ary Vidal Trophy Coach of the Year

The NBB Troféu Ary Vidal Coach of the Year is a New Basket Brazil award, given since the NBB 2009 to the best head coach of the season. The trophy given to the winner is called Ary Vidal Trophy, in a tribute to one of the greatest Brazilian coaches in history. Before the event, three candidates are announced and during the event the winner is chosen.
SeasonHead CoachNationalityTeamRef.
2009Paulo ChupetaFlamengo
2009–10Lula FerreiraBrasília
2010–11Hélio RubensFranca
2011–12Régis MarrelliSão José
2012–13Lula Ferreira Franca
2013–14Gustavo de ContiPaulistano
2014–15Dedé BarbosaLimeira
2015–16José NetoFlamengo
2016–17Gustavo de Conti Paulistano
2017–18Gustavo de Conti Paulistano
2018–19Léo FigueiróBotafogo
2019–20Jorge GuerrinhaMogi das Cruzes
2021–22HelinhoFranca
2022–23HelinhoFranca
2023–24Paulo César JaúBauru
2024–25Léo CostaMinas