Mens Sana 1871 Basket is an Italian professional

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club based in

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

. It is a section of the sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana, founded in 1871. Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from sponsor

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, the club was a dominant presence in the Italian

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, winning five titles in a row from 2006–07 to 2010–11, besides two more titles later revoked by the Italian Federation, whilst also challenging for titles in Europe. After financial problems caused the club to go bankrupt in 2014, it moved down to the fourth division. In the 2015–16 season it played in the

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. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

History

Early history (1871–1967)

The parent organisation, Associazione Ginnastica Senese "Mens Sana in Corpore Sano 1871", was formed on 16 April 1871 by university students. In the beginning of the 19th century the gymnastics club became a multi-sports club ( it, Polisportiva) by adding other sports under its wing. Basketball was first practiced by the club in May 1907 when – at the Venice Gymnastics competition – teacher Ida Nomi Pesciolini led a women's team in a basketball demonstration. It's claimed this was the first time the game – invented in 1891 – was played in Italy, with Nomi discovering the sport whilst in the United Kingdom and then translating the rules in Italian. The official basketball section of the club was established in 1934. However, the club and the organisation as a whole had limited activities until the end of the Second World War in 1945. After that date, basketball was played again, at first by students from the Piccolomini high school.

A professional club (1967–2000)

On 5 March 1967, Mens Sana played against city rival Costone for a place in the second division

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, with the former winning 64–63. In 1973, having lost the previous year, Siena beat

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80–66 to reach the top tier

for the first time. During the 1974–75 season, Sapori Siena finished fifth in the league thanks to a slow-paced style combined with zone defense as twin towers Carl Johnson and

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dominated the paint. In 1978–79, Antonini Siena reached the Serie A quarterfinals, earning a place in the

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where they went to the Round of 16. Only two seasons later the side was in the second division again and at the end of the 1986 season it moved down to the third division Serie B Eccellenza. Siena would stay there until 1990, returning to the Serie A in 1991 and staying there for good from 1994. At the beginning of the decade, the club had become autonomous from the Polisportiva. With coaches like

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and

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and players

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the club had solid results, including two Serie A quarterfinals in 1997–98 and 1999–00 and two participations in the

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Montepaschi Siena (2000–2014)

In the summer of 2000,

, a banking company based in the city, became the majority sponsor of the side. The club, now known as Montepaschi Siena, took a new dimension, first signing Italian international

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and playing in the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague. A year later coach

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and players Vrbica Stefanov, Mindaugas Žukauskas,

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and Milenko Topić were added. The team, with the mid-season addition of

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, beat

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to lift the 2002 Saporta Cup, their first ever title. In 2002–03, Montepaschi added guard

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and forward

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. For their first season in the EuroLeague, Europe's best competition, the Italians reached the Final Four (just the second team to achieve the feat), losing 62–65 to Benetton Treviso, a team that also beat them in the domestic semifinals on the way to the title. Before the 2003–04 season, Carlo Recalcati, the Italian national team coach, was chosen in order to win a scudetto (Italian title), with Ford and Turkcan being replaced by

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and later

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. Siena would accomplish that goal, sweeping all of its playoff series 3–0 and claiming their first ever scudetto after toppling Metis Varese, Scavolini Pesaro and

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. Earlier, the same Bologna side had impeded their second Euroleague Final Four run, beating Montepaschi 103–102 in overtime. The next two seasons put a brake on that success, with the sole addition of the

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amidst two quarterfinal eliminations in the league and one Top 16 appearance in the Euroleague. Siena native and long serving club member

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was promoted to the head coach role in 2006 whilst the roster was overhauled. Montepaschi went to the quarterfinals of the

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(Europe's second-tier competition) before losing to UNICS. More importantly, a team led by

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, Joseph Forte and Terrell McIntyre won 39 of the 44 games they played in the Serie A season (with a 3–0 finals sweep) to earn their second league title. With the return of Thornton and the addition of

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, Montepaschi reached the 2008 Euroleague Final Four after sweeping their quarterfinals. A 17-point second-half lead against Maccabi Tel Aviv proved insufficient as the Italians lost in the semifinal. On the domestic front, Siena started the season with 18 successive wins and were never challenged in their third title conquest. In 2008–09, Siena became the second side to complete a domestic treble after losing just one game on their way to the league,

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and Supercup titles. After adding Nikos Zisis,

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and

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, Montepaschi reached another Euroleague Final Four in 2011, overcoming then-top scorer McCalebb's injury and a record 48-point loss to

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in the quarterfinals game 1. However, they were again stopped in the semifinals, this time by champions

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. In

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they proved unstoppable again, adding a fifth straight Serie A crown and a third straight Cup title to their trophy cabinet. In 2011–12, Montepaschi achieved an unprecedented sixth consecutive Serie A title, adding the Supercup (their fifth in a row) and Cup (fourth) for good measure. The

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saw eventual champions Olympiacos avenge their preceding year's defeat by topping the Italians in the quarterfinals. All the titles won during this season were to be revoked four years later by the Italian Basketball Federation, following an investigation for accounting and fiscal fraud. 2012–13 saw two major changes with a decrease in budget that saw several players leave and a change in coach, with Pianigiani replaced by assistant

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. Montepaschi wasn't as competitive, being eliminated at the Euroleague Top 16 stage whilst in the domestic league they finished the regular season in fifth place with 12 losses. However the holders rallied in the playoffs, winning two Best-of–7 series in game 7, against EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Cimberio Varese before toppling Acea Roma 4–1 in the finals to add title number seven to the Cup they had earlier won. This title too was revoked three years later by the Italian Basketball Federation. The next season (2013–2014) saw an ever-contracting budget and a more ordinary roster, Montepaschi found it harder to compete in the

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, alternating between close wins (sometimes on the buzzer) and closer defeats, ending the season with 3 wins and 7 losses. In their final game against

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that would decide who progressed from the group, the Italians were the victims of a buzzer beating shot that eliminated them from the competition. Though its financial problems emerged to the fore, with a relegation all but assured due to massive debts, on the court the holders kept fighting, pushing favourites Milan to seven games in the Serie A finals, though they would go on to concede the title. Soon after, Mens Sana Basket was declared bankrupt amidst debts of 5,4 million euros and the departure of sponsor Montepaschi even if the company had revenue for over 400 million Euro. Furthermore, an inquest had been started in 2012 after suspected undeclared payments and tax evasion by club officials for over 90 million Euro, including former president Ferdinando Minucci. On 25 October 2017, following an investigation for accounting and fiscal fraud, including the destruction of some of the company's accounts by the president Ferdinando Minucci, the

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revoked all the domestic titles won by the club during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, namely two Italian titles, two Italian Cups and an Italian Supercup.

A new start (2014–present)

The Mens Sana multi-sports club then retook ownership of the basketball club, it was registered in the fourth division Serie B for the 2014–15 season, with all players having left though Roberto Chiacig returned. In June 2015, Mens Sana 1871 won the third place game in the Serie B final four to earn a promotion to the unified second division Serie A2 for 2015–16. In March 2019, Siena was excluded from the West Group of the Serie A2 for economic issues. In the beginnings of 2019, the team's roster was practically dismantled due to the club's financial troubles making it impossible to pay the league's taxes and the wages. The exclusion was determined after various renounciatiouns by the team to play certain games and on the charges of "unsportsmanlike conduct", since its line-up altered the competitiveness of the league. Following the exclusion, the team was renamed as Mens Sana Siena Basketball Academy, after absorbing again the control of Mens Sana's former satellite youth team; and enrolled for the 2019–20 Promozione Toscana, in the 7th tier of the

. Such league was suspended due to the

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with Siena in the lead. On the 21st of August 2020, it was announced that Mens Sana Siena would be participating on the Group A of the Serie C silver, a regional league representing the 5th Tier of the

Arena

Mens Sana played in the Sant’Agata gymnasium before moving into the Dodecaedro (later Palazzetto Giannelli) when it was built in 1968. They later moved into the Palascalavo in 1976 (now

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, capacity 6,000).

Honours

Domestic competitions

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: Winners (6): 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, '' ~~2011–12~~'' ~~2012–13~~'' : Runners-up (1): 2013–14 *

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: Winners (3): 2009, 2010, 2011, ~~''2012''~~, ~~''2013''~~ : Runners-up (2): 2002,

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: Winners (6): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, ~~''2013''~~ : Runners-up (1): 2012

European competitions

* EuroLeague : 3rd place (3): 2002–03, 2007–08, 2010–11 : 4th place (1): 2003–04 : Final Four (4):

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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: Winners (1): 2001–02

Other competitions

* Bormio, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (3): 2007, 2008, 2011 * Florence, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (2): 2008, 2009 * Torneo Gdynia : Winners (1): 2010 * Vacallo, Switzerland Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2010 * Torneo Città di Cagliari : Winners (1): 2011 * Trofeo Vasco Martini : Winners (1): 2011

Season by season

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Notable players

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: 2 seasons: '11–'13 *

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: 0.5 season: '12 *

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: 1 season: '11–'12 *

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: 2 seasons: '10–'12 *

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: 1 season: '10–'11 * Dionte Christmas: 0.5 season: '13 *

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: 1 season: '13–'14 *

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: 1 season: '13–'14 * Carlos Morais 1 season: '18-'19 2000s *

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: 3 seasons: '09–'12 * David Hawkins: 1 season: '09–'10 *

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: 2 seasons: '08–'10 *

: 5 seasons: '07–'12 *

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: 4 seasons: '06–'10 *

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: 1 season: '06–'07 * Joseph Forte: 1 season: '06–'07 * Vladimir Boisa: 2 seasons: '05–'07 *

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: 1 season: '05–'06 *

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: 7 seasons: '04–'10, '12-'13 *

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: 1 season: '04–'05 *

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: 2 seasons: '99–'01 *

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: 1 season: '98–'99 * Jimmy Oliver: 1 season: '98–'99 *

Chris Corchiani Christopher Corchiani Sr. (born March 28, 1968) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, and a weight of 88 kg (195 lbs.), he played at the point guard position. High school Born ...

: 1 season: '98–'99 * Jerry Reynolds: 1 season: '97–'98 *

: 4 seasons: '96–'00 *

: 2 seasons: '96–'98 *

Georgi Glouchkov Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov (alternate spelling: Gueorgui) ( bg, Георги Николов Глушков; born January 10, 1960 in Tryavna) is a Bulgarian former professional basketball player and president of Bulgarian Basketball Federation. A ...

: 1 season: '96–97 *

Lucius Davis Lucius Cecil Davis (born July 20, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played the forward position. He played for the Isuzu GigaCats in Japan, and for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He w ...

: 1 season: '96–'97 *

Sherron Mills Sherron Mills (July 29, 1971 – January 17, 2016) was an American basketball player from Salisbury, Maryland. A 6'9" forward, he played for Snow Hill High School, leading the team to the 1989 Maryland 1-A Boys Basketball State Championship. He ...

: 1 season: '95–'96 *

John Turner John Napier Wyndham Turner (June 7, 1929September 19, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Canada from June to September 1984. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and leader of t ...

: 3 seasons: '94–'96, '99–'00 *

Dallas Comegys Dallas Alonzo Comegys (born August 17, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. College career Comegys played collegiate basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons in the NCAA Division I from 1983 to 1987. Professional career Co ...

: 1 season: '94–'95 * Bob Thornton: 1 season: '93–'94 *

Darren Daye Darren Keefe Daye (born November 30, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, at a height of , and a weight of , he played as a shooting guard and small forward The small forward (SF), also known as ...

: 2 seasons: '92–'94 *

Frank Kornet Francis Milton Kornet (born January 27, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (30th overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. Kornet played two seasons in the NBA, both with t ...

: 1 season: '91–'92 *

Lemone Lampley Lemone Lampley (born May 9, 1964) is an American former basketball player and until 2016 was assistant director of Athletic Development at his alma mater, DePaul University. He left DePaul after completing his master's degree there to found a non ...

: 3 seasons: '90–'93 *

Wendell Alexis Wendell Paul Alexis (born July 31, 1964) is a retired American professional 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 four times, d ...

: 1 season: '90–'91

Head coaches

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as: *Sapori Siena (1973–1978) *Antonini Siena (1978–1981) *Sapori Siena (1981–1983) *Mister Day Siena (1983–1986) *Conad Siena (198?–1989) *Ticino Siena (1989–1993) *Olitalia Siena (1993–1994) *Comerson Siena (1994–1995) *Cx Orologi Siena (1995–1996) *Fontanafredda Siena (1996–1998) *Ducato Siena (1998–2000) *Montepaschi Siena (2000–2014) *Gecom Mens Sana Siena (2014–2019)

References

External links

Serie A names and history
Retrieved 19 July 2015
Eurobasket.com profile
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