Mens Sana Basket

**Montepaschi Siena**
	Montepaschi Siena
Leagues	Serie A,; Euroleague
Founded	1871; Basketball Club: 1893
History	Associazione Ginnastica Senese; “Mens Sana in Corpore Sano 1871”; (1871-present)
Arena	Palasport Mens Sana; (capacity: 7,025)
Location	Siena, Italy
Team colors	Green and White;
President	Roberto Morrocchi
Head coach	Simone Pianigiani
Championships	Italian Championships (4):; 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009; Italian Supercups (4):; 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009; Italian Cups (1):; 2009; 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.

[edit] 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, four Italian League Championships, and regular Euroleague appearances, including three trips to the competition's Final Four.

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) and Ducato (1998-00).^[1]

[edit] Roster

Mens Sana Basket roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.
5.0 C	-	Italy	Marconato, Denis	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
3.0 SF	9	Italy	Carraretto, Marco	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
2.0 SG	4	USA	Domercant, Henry	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
5.0 C	8	Nigeria	Eze, Benjamin	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
4.0 PF	12	Lithuania	Lavrinovič, Kšyštof	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
4.0 PF	15	Georgia	Metreveli, Nika	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
1.0 PG	19	Italy	D'Ercole, Lorenzo	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
1.0 PG	5	USA	McIntyre, Terrell	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
2.0 SG	-	USA	Hawkins, David	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
3.0 SF	10	Central African Republic	Sato, Romain	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
5.0 C	14	Italy	Ress, Tomas	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
4.0 PF	20	USA	Stonerook, Shaun (C)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
1.0 PG	-	Greece	Zisis, Nikos	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)

Head coach

Simone Pianigiani

Assistant coach(es)

Luca Banchi
Alessandro Magro
Giulio Griccioli

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in Euroleague
Injured

Roster • updated 2009-07-19

[edit] Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Benjamin Eze	Denis Marconato	Tomas Ress
PF	Shaun Stonerook	Kšyštof Lavrinovič		Nika Metreveli
SF	Romain Sato	Marco Carraretto
SG	David Hawkins	Henry Domercant
PG	Terrell McIntyre	Nikos Zisis	Lorenzo D'Ercole