Latinbasket.com All-Brazilian League Awards 2020 - May 13, 2020
Player of the Year: Georginho de Paula (195-PG-96) of Sao Paulo Point Guard of the Year: Georginho de Paula (195-PG-96) of Sao Paulo Shooting Guard of the Year: Leandro Barbosa (190-G-82) of Minas Small Forward of the Year: Leonardo Meindl (201-SF-93) of Sao Paulo Power Foward of the Year: Marquinhos Vieira (207-SF-84) of Flamengo Center of the Year: Devon Scott (206-F/C-94) of Minas Import Player of the Year: Devon Scott (206-F/C-94) of Minas Young Player of the Year: Jonas Buffat (191-F-00) of Pinheiros Sixth Man of the Year: Santiago Vidal (180-PG-89) of UniFacisa Most Improved Player of the Year: Rafa Oliveira (200-SF-93) of Sao Jose Defensive Player of the Year: Georginho de Paula (195-PG-96) of Sao Paulo Coach of the Year: Jorge Guerra of Mogi
Latinbasket.com All-Brazilian League 1st Team 2020
NBB held a videoconference on Monday discussing the current situation. The clubs decided unanimously to cancel 19/20 season. They studied all possible scenarios and came to the conclusion that the resuming the current season would be impossible. Another decision made at the conference is the deduction in pay for executive body of the League.
Franca celebrate Copa Super 8 title - Jan 11, 2020
Franca - Flamengo 77:73
Franca earned the Super 8 Cup title. They beat Flamengo for the trophy. Rafael Hettsheimeir (206-C-86) came up with 28 points and 7 rebounds to pace the winners. Franca grabbed a 19:13 lead after ten minutes. Flamengo picked up the tempo in the second term. They unleashed 31 points to ensure a 44:37 halftime lead. The teams traded baskets throughout the third quarter. Flamengo entered the final stanza up by 7 points 63:56. Franca however used a massive 21:10 run in the fourth term to secure the winning outcome. Lucas Silva (209-F-95) notched 19 points for the winners. Leonardo Demetrio (208-F-94) responded with 17 points, while Marquinhos Vieira (207-SF-84) had 16 points in the defeat.