[1] 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.
This season maintained 16/17's playoff method of best of 5 games, played on the 1-2-1-1 format.
Also, only the 2018 Liga Ouro winner receives the right to play in the NBB 2019–20 season.
The regular season began on Saturday, November 04, 2017 13:35 UTC−03:00 at Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior, home of Club Athletico Paulistano, who was defeated 72–71 by Sendi/Bauru Basket.