Once again this tournament was organized entirely by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB).
The NBB also qualified teams for international tournaments such as Liga Sudamericana and FIBA Americas League.
At the end of the home and away matches round the top four teams qualified for the quarterfinals of the playoffs automatically, while the teams finishing in the 5th and 12th place participated in the first round of the playoffs to determine the other four teams in the quarterfinals, in a five-match series.
This year NBB returned to a series in the Finals, played in a best of three-match.
The Liga Ouro winner receive the right to contest NBB in the next year.