Mens Sana Basket

Mens Sana Basket
Leagues	Serie A, Euroleague
Founded	Athletic Club: 1871 Basketball Club: 1893
History	Associazione Ginnastica Senese "Mens Sana in Corpore Sano 1871" (1893–present)
Arena	Palasport Mens Sana (capacity: 10,000)
Location	Siena, Italy
Team colors	Green and White
President	Roberto Morrocchi
Head coach	Simone Pianigiani
Championships	Italian Championships (6): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Italian SuperCups (5): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Italian Cups (3): 2009, 2010, 2011 Saporta Cups (1): 2002
Website	menssanabasket.it
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Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana. "Montepaschi" is an internationalized short form for the name of the club's principal sponsor, the Siena banking company Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

History

The parent club, founded in 1871, claims to have been the first in Italy to play and organize basketball, asserting that it did so shortly after James Naismith invented the sport in 1891. However, despite its history, it was mostly a provincial side until 1973, when it joined Italy's top division for the first time. The club became increasingly competitive over the years, starting to play in European competitions in the 1990s.

Since the turn of the 21st century, Montepaschi has established itself as one of the strongest clubs in Europe, with a win in the Saporta Cup, five Italian League Championships, and regular Euroleague appearances, including four trips to the competition's Euroleague Final Four.

Roster

Mens Sana Basket rosterv · d · e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 5.5 !F/C 7 Australia ! Andersen, David 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) &1000000000000003100000031 2.0 !SG 21 Italy ! Aradori, Pietro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 106.5 kg (235 lb) 2.0 !SG 9 Italy ! Carraretto, Marco 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 2.0 !SG 13 Lithuania ! Kaukenas, Rimantas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 4.5 !PF 12 Lithuania ! Lavrinovič, Kšyštof 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 115.5 kg (255 lb) 6.0 !C 18 Italy ! Lechthaler, Luca 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 1.0 !PG 4 Macedonia ! McCalebb, Bo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81.5 kg (180 lb) 4.5 !PF 15 Italy ! Michelori, Andrea 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 3.0 !SF 34 USA ! Moss, David 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95.4 kg (210 lb) 2.0 !SG 8 Serbia ! Rakočević, Igor 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 6.0 !C 14 Italy ! Ress, Tomas 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 4.5 !PF 20 USA ! Stonerook, Shaun (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 3.0 !SF 35 USA ! Summers, DaJuan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) &1000000000000002300000023 1.0 !PG 6 Greece ! Zisis, Nikos 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97.5 kg (215 lb)	Head coach Simone Pianigiani Assistant coach(es) Luca Banchi Alessandro Magro Giulio Griccioli Legend (C) Team captain (*) Playing only in Euroleague Injured Roster Updated: 2011-10-20

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	David Andersen	Tomas Ress
PF	Kšyštof Lavrinovič	Shaun Stonerook	Andrea Michelori
SF	Omar Thomas	David Moss	Marco Carraretto
SG	Rimantas Kaukėnas	Igor Rakočević		Pietro Aradori
PG	Bo McCalebb	Nikos Zisis

Honors

• 5 Italian Championships: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• 5 Italian SuperCups: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• 3 Italian Cups: 2009, 2010, 2011
• 1 Saporta Cup: 2002
• 4 Euroleague Final Fours: 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011

Notable players

Stefano Vidili 6 seasons: '90–'96 Lemone Lampley 3 seasons: '90–'93 Wendell Alexis 1 season: '90–'91 Frank Kornet 1 season: '91–'92 Darren Daye 2 seasons: '92–'94 Bob Thornton 1 season: '93–'94 John Turner 3 seasons: '94–'96, '99–'00 Dallas Comegys 1 season: '94–'95 Sherron Mills 1 season: '95–'96 Gerard King 2 seasons: '96–'98 Lucius Davis 1 season: '96–'97 Larry Middleton 3 seasons: '97–'99 - David Londero 1 season: '97–'98 Sandro Dell'Agnello 4 seasons: '96–'00 Jerry Reynolds 1 season: '97–'98 Jimmy Oliver 1 season: '98–'99 Ashraf Amaya 1 season: '98–'99 - Chris Corchiani 1 season: '98–'99 Sylvester Gray 2 seasons: '99–'01 Travis Mays 2 seasons: '99–'01 Roberto Chiacig 6 seasons: '00–'06

- German Scarone 3 seasons: '00–'03 Boris Gorenc 2 seasons: '00–'02 Brian Evans 1 season: '00–'01 Vrbica Stefanov 5 seasons: '01–'05, '06–'07 Mindaugas Žukauskas 5 seasons: '01–'06 Milenko Topic 1 season: '01–'02 - Petar Naumoski 1 season: '01–'02 Tomas Masiulis 1 season: '01–'02 Michalis Kakiouzis 3 seasons: '02–'05 - Dusan Vukcevic 2 seasons: '02–'04 Alphonso Ford 1 season: '02–'03 Mirsad Türkcan 1 season: '02–'03 David Vanterpool 2 seasons: '03–'05 - David Andersen 1 season: '03–'04 Carlton Myers 1 season: '04–'05 Efthimios Rentzias 1 season: '04–'05 Benjamin Eze 6 seasons: '04–'10 Andrea Pecile 1 season: '05–'06 Vladimir Boisa 2 seasons: '05–'07 Jamel Thomas 1 season: '05–'06 Joseph Forte 1 season: '06–'07

Lonny Baxter 1 season: '06–'07 Terrell McIntyre 4 seasons: '06–'10 Romain Sato 4 seasons: '06–'10 - Henry Domercant 2 seasons: '08–'10 David Hawkins 1 season: '09–'10

Sponsorship names

Before Montepaschi's advent, the Sienese side was main-sponsored by:^[1]

• Sapori (1973–78, 1981–83)
• Antonini (1978–81)
• Mister Day (1983–86)
• Ticino (1990–93)
• Olitalia (1993–94)
• Comerson (1994–95)
• Cx Orologi (1995–96)
• Fontanafredda (1996–98)
• Ducato (1998–2000)
• Montepaschi Siena (2000–present)

References

1. ^ Lega A Basket page on history of Mens Sana Basket. (Italian)

External links

• Official Site (Italian)
• Official Site (English)