Néstor Enrique Colmenares Uzcategui (born September 5, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Nacional of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He is also a member of the senior Venezuela National Team.[1] A power forward, his nickname is "La Bestia" ("The Beast"),[2][3] He is known as a proficient rebounder.

College career

Colmenares played college basketball at Indian Hills C.C. (JUCO), and at Campbellsville (NAIA).[4]

Professional career

In his pro career, Colmenares has played in both the 2nd-tier South American League, and the 1st-tier FIBA Americas League. He won the 2016 FIBA Americas League championship with Guaros de Lara.

On November 5, 2019, Colmenares signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League.[5] He averaged 10.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. On August 30, 2020, Colmenares signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională.[6]

National team career

With the senior men's Venezuela national basketball team, Colmenares has played at the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2015 Pan American Games, the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2016 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

References

  1. ^ Irving helps U.S. to ugly 80-45 win over Venezuela.
  2. ^ La "Bestia" Colmenares nuevo jugador de Guaros (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Néstor (La Bestia) Colmenares: "Han dicho que somos La Cenicienta" {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. ^ NCAA Season Stats - Per Game.
  5. ^ "חבר לוורגאס: קולמנארס מצטרף לירוקים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Lupo, Nicola (August 30, 2020). "Nestor Colmenares signs with U-BT Cluj-Napoca". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Nestor COLMENARES (VEN) participated in 22 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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