2015 NBB All-Star Game

The 2015 NBB All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on March 7, 2015, at Ginásio Pedrocão in Franca, São Paulo, home of Franca Basquetebol Clube. This game was the 7th edition of the NBB All-Star Game and was played during the 2014–15 NBB season. Frnaca was awarded for the third time to host the All-Star Game in an announcement by president Cássio Roque on February 6, 2015.http://lnb.com.br/noticias/de-volta-ao-templo-sagrado/ De volta ao templo sagrado! LNB February 6, 2015 March 14, 2015 Portuguese The teams were formed by Brazilian players, called NBB Brasil (NBB Brazil), and by foreign players, called NBB Mundo (NBB World). The twelve players of each team were selected by the trade press, the teams' captains and coaches.http://lnb.com.br/noticias/timederespeito-2/ Time de respeito LNB February 10, 2015 February 10, 2015 Portuguese Starters for the game were selected by the fans, who could select one guard, two forwards and two centers for each team. All-Star Game Coaches Demétrius Ferraciú, coach of Minas, and Paco García, coach of the Mogi das Cruzes, were selected as the NBB Brasil and NBB Mundo head coach, respectively. Guerrinha, from Bauru, was selected as the NBB Brasil assistant coach; while Dedé Barbosa, from Limeira, was selected as the NBB Mundo assistant coach. Roster +NBB BrasilPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersGRicardo FischerBauru2GAlex GarciaBauru7FMarquinhosFlamengo5FLucas CipoliniBrasília3CRafael Hettsheimeirinj3 INJBauru1ReservesGNezinho dos SantosLimeira5GHenrique CoelhoMinas1GArlindo NetoPalmeiras2FLéo MeindlFranca2FJefferson Williaminj1 INJBauru4CCaio Torresinj2 INJSão José3CLucas Marianostart1 STFranca1FAudrei Parisottorep1 REP1Uberlândia1CRafael Mineirorep2 REP2Limeira3FGuilherme Giovannonirep3 REP3Brasília6Head coach: Demétrius Ferraciú (Minas) +NBB MundoPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersGARG Maxi StanicPalmeiras1G USA Shamell Stallworth Mogi das Cruzes7FUSA David JacksonLimeira3FUSA Tyrone Curnell Mogi das Cruzes3CUSA Jerome MeyinsseFlamengo2ReservesGARG Nico LaprovíttolaFlamengo2GUSA Kenny DawkinsPaulistano3GUSA Robby CollumMinas2FUSA Desmond HollowayPaulistano3FARG Marcos MataFranca1FARG Walter HerrmannFlamengo1CUSA Steven ToyloyPalmeiras3Head coach: Paco García (Mogi das Cruzes) INJinj1inj2 Hettsheimeir, Jefferson and Caio Torres were unable to participate due to injuries.http://lnb.com.br/noticias/quintetos-definidos/ Quintetos definidos LNB February 27, 2015 Portuguesehttp://globoesporte.globo.com/basquete/nbb/noticia/2015/03/machucado-hettsheimeir-dara-lugar-giovannoni-no-jogo-das-estrelas.html Machucado, Hettsheimeir dará lugar a Giovannoni no Jogo das Estrelas GloboEsporte.com March 14, 2015 Portuguese REP1rep1 Audrei was named as Jefferson's replacement. REP2rep2 Rafael Mineiro was named as Caio Torres' replacement. REP3rep3 Giovannoni was named as Hettsheimeir's replacement. STstart1 Lucas Mariano was chosen to start the game in place of the injured Hettsheimeir. Game #eee March 7, 2015 16:00 (UTC−03:00) Ginásio Pedrocão, Franca, São Paulo Fernando Serpa, Marcos Ferreira, Jacob Barreto SporTV NBB Brasil 131 NBB Mundo 110 38–18 21–44 40–23 32–25 Fischer 26 Shamell 23 Giovannoni 7 Laprovíttola 6 Fischer 13 Laprovíttola 7 Report Ricardo Fischer set a game-high in points, with 26 points, and assists, with 13 assists. Those numbers granted him a number of 42 in efficiency and the NBB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award. All-Star Weekend Shooting Stars Competition In the 7th edition of NBB All-Star Game, it was the second time that the Shooting Stars Competition of Brazilian basketball was disputed. Four teams were formed, each of them containing one NBB's player, one retired male player and one female player. For the edition, LNB selected the players who were Liga de Basquete Feminino (LBF).http://lnb.com.br/noticias/so-craque/ Só craque LNB February 27, 2015 Portuguese The mechanics of dispute Shooting Stars Competition. Each group of three players has to transform seven shots from different positions of the court, the last of them being half-court. The maximum time for each triplet closed the circuit for two minutes. The two fastest times qualified for the decision of the competition. Team Name Members Team First round Final roundTeam Chuí Helinho Franca 24.0 56.0 Adrianinha América (LBF) Chuí Retired playerTeam Fausto Marquinhos Flamengo 43.7 1.03 Clarissa dos Santos Americana (LBF) Fausto Giannechini Retired playerTeam Edu Mineiro Guilherme Giovannoni Brasília 54.1 - Érika de Souza América (LBF) Edu Mineiro Retired playerTeam Paulão Larry Taylor Bauru 56.5 - Damiris Dantas Americana (LBF) Paulão Berger Retired playerTeam Robertão David Jackson Limeira 1.45 - Isabela Ramona São José (LBF) Robertão Retired player Skills Challenge The Skills Challenge, which was played for the fourth time, had the presence of three times champion Nezinho, from Limeira, the forward Léo Meindl, from the host team Franca, and seven more competitors which was determined by the LNB Technical Department.http://lnb.com.br/noticias/nezinho-e-seus-desafiantes/ Nezinho e seus desafiantes... LNB February 13, 2015 February 13, 2015 Portuguese PlayerFirst roundFinals Thiaguinho (Liga Sorocabana) 24.5 27.1 Maxi Stanic (Palmeiras) 27.2 27.3 Desmond Holloway (Paulistano) 29.0 Léo Meindl (Franca) 30.7 Nezinho (Limeira) 31.6 Henrique Coelho (Minas) 38.4 Davi Rossetto (Basquete Cearense) 39.8 Ricardo Fischer (Bauru) 44.1 Three-Point Tournament The tournament had six competitors for the title. The champion of previous season Marcelinho Machado, from Flamengo, and Marcos Mata, from the host city team, had already been secured in the dispute and its six rivals, with four of this five players being the four greatest three-point shooters.http://lnb.com.br/noticias/osdesafiantes/ Os desafiantes LNB February 24, 2015 February 24, 2015 Portuguese The veteran forward won his second title in a row after setting a number of 20 three-pointers in the first round and matching in the final his own and tournament history record of 23 three-pointers, so defeating the point guard Eric Tatu, from Rio Claro Basquete. He also became the most winner of the tournament, alongside the forward Fernando Fischer, who won his two titles while he was playing for Bauru. PlayerFirst roundFinals Marcelinho (Flamengo) 20 23Eric Tatu (Rio Claro) 22 10 Lucas Dias (Pinheiros) 17 Filipin (Mogi das Cruzes) 17 Ronald Ramón (Limeira) 16 Robert Day (Bauru) 13 Jamaal (Macaé) 12 Marcos Mata (Franca) 6 Dunk Tournament For Dunk Tournament, the host team, Franca, was represented by the center André Coimbra. The other challengers to the title was defined after being evaluated by a jury of personalities from basketball.http://lnb.com.br/noticias/os-saltadores/ Os saltadores LNB February 27, 2015 Portuguese As a result of the partnership between Liga Nacional de Basquete and National Basketball Association, the greatest basketball league in the world, one of the jurors was the former forward/center Horace Grant, three times NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls and once NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.http://lnb.com.br/noticias/presenca-ilustre/ Presença ilustre LNB March 3, 2015 Portuguese PlayerFirst roundFinalsTiebreak André Coimbra (Franca) 99 (49+50) 50 99 (49+50)Max Ribeiro (Brasília) 98 (48+50) 50 98 (49+49)Gérson (Mogi das Cruzes) 88 (43+45) O'Neal Mims (Uberlândia) 79 (47+32) References All