Mens Sana Basketball Siena

Mens Sana
Mens Sana logo
LeagueLega Basket Serie C
Founded1934
HistoryMens Sana Basket
(1934–2000)
MontePaschi Mens Sana Basket Siena
(2000–2014)
Mens Sana Basket 1871
(2015–2019)
Mens Sana Basketball Academy
(2019–2023)
Mens Sana Basketball Siena
(2023–present)
ArenaPalasport Mens Sana
Capacity6,000
LocationSiena, Italy
Team colorsGreen, white and black
     
PresidentFrancesco Frati
Head coachPaolo Betti
Championships6 Italian Leagues
3 Italian Cups
6 Italian Supercups
1 FIBA Saporta Cup
Retired numbers3 (5, 9, 20)

Mens Sana Basketball Siena, also known as simply Mens Sana, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Siena. It is a section of the sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana, founded in 1871.

Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from sponsor Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the club was a dominant presence in the Italian Serie A, winning five titles in a row from 2006–07 to 2010–11, besides two more titles later revoked by the Italian Federation,[1] 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 second division.

For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

  1. ^ "Caso Siena: radiato Minucci e revocati due scudetti!" [Siena case: Minucci disbarred and two championships revoked!]. corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 25 October 2017.

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