Mens Sana Basket
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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 bank
ing company Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.
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
.
!width="40"|Pos.
!width="165"|Starter
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Reserve
!width="165"|Inactive
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | C
| David Andersen
|| Tomas Ress
|| || ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | PF
| Kšyštof Lavrinovič
|| Shaun Stonerook
|| Andrea Michelori || ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | SF
| Omar Thomas || David Moss
|| Marco Carraretto
|| ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | SG
| Rimantas Kaukėnas
|| Igor Rakočević
|| || Pietro Aradori ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | PG
| Bo McCalebb || Nikos Zisis || || ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
|}
Serie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club from Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
. 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 bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
ing company Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. is the oldest surviving bank in the world. Founded in 1472 by the Magistrate of the city state of Siena, Italy, as a mount of piety, it has been operating ever since. Today it consists of approximately 3,000 branches, 33,000 employees and 4.5 million...
. 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 NaismithJames Naismith
The first game of "Basket Ball" was played in December 1891. In a handwritten report, Naismith described the circumstances of the inaugural match; in contrast to modern basketball, the players played nine versus nine, handled a soccer ball, not a basketball, and instead of shooting at two hoops,...
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
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
, five Italian League
Serie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
Championships, and regular Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
appearances, including four trips to the competition's Euroleague Final Four
Euroleague Final Four
The Euroleague Final Four is the final four format championship of the Euroleague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague used the final four format for the first time during the 1987-88 season. It is known as the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four for sponsorship reasons...
.
Depth chart
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!width="165"|Starter
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Reserve
!width="165"|Inactive
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
| David Andersen
David Andersen
David Emil Andersen is an Australian professional basketball player. He also holds a Danish passport...
|| Tomas Ress
Tomas Ress
Tomas Ress is an Italian professional basketball player. He is a 2.11 m tall 111 kg center.-Amateur career:...
|| || ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
| Kšyštof Lavrinovič
Kšyštof Lavrinovic
Kšyštof Lavrinovič Kšyštof Lavrinovič Kšyštof Lavrinovič (born November 1, 1979 in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a Polish-Lithuanian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward and center positions. He is 2.10 m (6' 10¾") in height...
|| Shaun Stonerook
Shaun Stonerook
Shaun Andrew Stonerook is an American professional basketball player who also holds Italian citizenship. He currently plays for Italian club power Montepaschi Siena.-External links:**...
|| Andrea Michelori || ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
| Omar Thomas || David Moss
David Moss (basketball)
David Jerard Moss is an American professional basketball player. Moss' agent is former professional basketball player John Greig. He is a 6'5" and 210 lb. small forward....
|| Marco Carraretto
Marco Carraretto
Marco Carraretto is an Italian professional basketball player. He is a 1.97 m tall, 93 kg shooting guard-small forward.-Pro career:...
|| ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
| Rimantas Kaukėnas
Rimantas Kaukenas
Rimantas "Rimas" Kaukėnas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team...
|| Igor Rakočević
Igor Rakocevic
Igor Rakočević is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 1.94 m tall...
|| || Pietro Aradori ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
| Bo McCalebb || Nikos Zisis || || ||
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
|}
Honors
- 5 Italian ChampionshipsSerie A (basketball)Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
: 2004Serie A (basketball) 2003-04- Regular Season 2003/04 :Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated ....
, 2007Serie A (basketball) 2006-07- Regular Season 2006/07 :Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated to Serie A2. Benetton has been penalized 12 points for signing 19 professional players instead of maximum allowed 18...
, 2008Serie A (basketball) 2007-08The Serie A FIP 2007-08 was the 86th edition of the top-level Italian basketball championship. The regular season began on September 30, 2007 and ended on April 27, 2008.The 18 participating teams played each other in home and away matches...
, 2009Serie A (basketball) 2008-09The Serie A FIP 2008-09 was the 87th edition of the top-level Italian basketball championship. The 16 participating teams played each other team in home and away matches. At the end of the regular season, the first eight classified teams advanced to a championship play-off, while the last two were...
, 2010Lega Basket Serie A 2009–10Serie A FIP 2009–10 was 88th edition of Italian basketball top league.-Format:The participating 16 teams disputed the regular season based on home-and-away matches... - 5 Italian SuperCupsSupercoppa Italiana di Pallacanestro MaschileThe Italian Basketball Supercup , or Supercoppa Italiana, is the professional preseason basketball competition that takes place each year between the winners of the Italian Championship and the winners of the Italian Cup...
: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - 3 Italian CupsCoppa Italia di pallacanestro maschileThe Italian Basketball Cup , or Coppa Italia, is an annual professional basketball competition between pro clubs from the Italian League.-History and format:...
: 2009, 2010, 2011 - 1 Saporta CupSaporta CupSaporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
: 2002 - 4 Euroleague Final FourEuroleague Final FourThe Euroleague Final Four is the final four format championship of the Euroleague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague used the final four format for the first time during the 1987-88 season. It is known as the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four for sponsorship reasons...
s: 2003Euroleague 2002-03The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2002–2003 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries...
, 2004Euroleague 2003-04The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2003–2004 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries...
, 2008Euroleague 2007-08The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league...
, 2011
Notable players
| Stefano Vidili 6 seasons: '90–'96 Lemone Lampley 3 seasons: '90–'93 Wendell Alexis Wendell Alexis Wendell Alexis is a retired American basketball player who played for several European clubs between 1986 and 2004, most notably for ALBA Berlin, where he was voted MVP of the German Bundesliga three times during his 6-year stint.After attending Christ The King Regional High School, Alexis played... 1 season: '90–'91 Frank Kornet Frank Kornet Frank Kornet , is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round of the 1989 NBA Draft. Kornet played two seasons in the NBA, both with the Bucks. In his NBA career, he appeared in a total of 89 games and averaged 1.9 ppg... 1 season: '91–'92 Darren Daye Darren Daye Darren Keefe Daye is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'8", 220 lb guard-forward played high-school basketball for Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, CA, and attended UCLA... 2 seasons: '92–'94 Bob Thornton Bob Thornton Robert George Thornton is a retired American professional basketball player whose career lasted from 1985 to 1996. He was a 6'10" 225 forward... 1 season: '93–'94 John Turner John Turner (basketball) John L. Turner is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round of the 1991 NBA Draft. A 6'8" power forward from Allegany Community College and Phillips University, Turner played in only one NBA season... 3 seasons: '94–'96, '99–'00 Dallas Comegys Dallas Comegys Dallas Alonzo Comegys is an American former professional basketball player.- Professional career :Comegys was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 21st overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft... 1 season: '94–'95 Sherron Mills Sherron Mills Sherron Mills is an American former basketball player from Virginia Commonwealth University. He was a 6'8" forward and was drafted 29th overall in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He did not make an NBA roster, but played professionally in Europe.-References:... 1 season: '95–'96 Gerard King Gerard King Gerard King is an American professional basketball player, formerly for the Washington Wizards in the NBA.He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.... 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 ReynoldsJerry Reynolds (basketball player) Jerry "Ice" Reynolds is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 6'8" guard-forward from LSU and Madison Area Technical College, Reynolds played in eight NBA seasons from 1985–92 until 1995–96... 1 season: '97–'98 Jimmy Oliver Jimmy Oliver Jimmy Allen Oliver is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1991 NBA Draft.-1987-1989:... 1 season: '98–'99 Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Amaya is a retired American basketball player.Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career. While at Walther, Amaya led the Broncos to a 3rd place finish in the 1988 Illinois... 1 season: '98–'99-  Chris CorchianiChris Corchiani Christopher Corchiani is a retired American professional basketball player. Corchiani's college career lasted from 1988 to 1991 at North Carolina State University.... 1 season: '98–'99 Sylvester Gray Sylvester Gray Sylvester "Sly" Gray is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd round of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 6'6" forward from Memphis State University, Gray played in only one NBA season.As a member of the Heat during the 1988-89 season, he appeared in... 2 seasons: '99–'01 Travis Mays Travis Mays Travis Cortez Mays is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round of the 1990 NBA Draft.... 2 seasons: '99–'01 Roberto Chiacig Roberto Chiacig Roberto Chiacig is a basketball center from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... 6 seasons: '00–'06 |
| Lonny Baxter Lonny Baxter Lonny Leroy Baxter is an American professional basketball player. He is 203 cm in height, and plays the position of power forward-center.-College:... 1 season: '06–'07 Terrell McIntyre Terrell McIntyre Lance Terrell McIntyre is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Virtus Bologna in Italy. He is 5'9¼" tall and plays at the point guard position.-College career:... 4 seasons: '06–'10 Romain Sato Romain Sato Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel, generally known as Romain Sato , is a Central African professional basketball player, who currently plays for Panathinaikos. He plays as a swingman.-Amateur career:... 4 seasons: '06–'10- Henry Domercant Henry Domercant Henry Domercant is an American-born Bosnian professional basketball player playing in Europe. In July 2011 he signed 2-year contract with UNICS Kazan.-Junior & amateur careers:... 2 seasons: '08–'10 David Hawkins David Hawkins (basketball) David Hawkins is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for Beşiktaş. He is a 1.95 m tall shooting guard.-College career:... 1 season: '09–'10 |
German Scarone 3 seasons: '00–'03 Boris Gorenc 2 seasons: '00–'02 
Sponsorship names
Before Montepaschi's advent, the Sienese side was main-sponsored by:- 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)