Corinthians discover first-round fixtures for the 2025/26 NBB season | OneFootball

Corinthians already knows the path it will face in the first round of the 2025/26 season of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). The debut will take place on October 18, at 6:00 PM, against Minas, at Arena UniBH, in Belo Horizonte.

This year's edition will be the largest in the history of the competition: the number of participants has increased from 18 to 20 clubs, which extends the qualifying phase to 38 rounds in a double round-robin format. The top 16 advance to the playoffs, which remain in a best-of-five series format, with home court advantage for the teams with the best records.

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Timão's first game at the Wlamir Marques Gymnasium will only take place in the third round, on October 29, at 8:00 PM, against Vasco da Gama. The end of the first round will also be at home, on December 29, against União Corinthians.

Among the most anticipated matchups is the duel against Flamengo, the opponent that eliminated Corinthians last season. The rematch will take place on October 31, at 8:00 PM, at the Hugo Ramos Gymnasium in Mogi das Cruzes, but with Corinthians as the home team. The classic against SESI Franca will be on December 3, at 7:00 PM, at Pedrocão.

In addition to the marathon in the NBB, Jece Leite's team will also have to split its focus with the South American Basketball League, whose first phase will be played between October 24 and 26, at the Wlamir Marques Gymnasium.

This will be Corinthians' eighth consecutive participation in the NBB. In 2024/25, the team finished the qualifying phase in 10th place (17 wins and 17 losses), advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating CESC/União Corinthians 3-1—a feat that hadn't happened since 2020/21—and was eliminated by Flamengo, also by 3-1.

Before the national debut, the focus remains on the Paulista Championship. The next challenge will be against Pinheiros, this Sunday, at 11:00 AM, at the Henrique Villaboim Gymnasium, for game 1 of the best-of-three quarterfinal series.

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