Néstor Enrique Colmenares Uzcategui (born September 5, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto. 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
- ^ Irving helps U.S. to ugly 80-45 win over Venezuela.
- ^ La "Bestia" Colmenares nuevo jugador de Guaros (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
- ^ NCAA Season Stats - Per Game.
- ^ "חבר לוורגאס: קולמנארס מצטרף לירוקים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (August 30, 2020). "Nestor Colmenares signs with U-BT Cluj-Napoca". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ Nestor COLMENARES (VEN) participated in 22 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
External links
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Game Center Profile
- Latinbasket.com Profile
- Realgm.com Profile
- Basquetplus.com Profile (in Spanish)
- Guaros de Lara Profile (in Spanish)
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