Néstor Colmenares

Néstor Colmenares

No. 43 – Nacional
Position	Power forward
League	Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol
Personal information
Born	(1987-09-05) September 5, 1987 (age 37) Caracas, Venezuela
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
College	Indian Hills CC (2005–2007) Campbellsville (2007–2010)
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Career history
2006	Cocodrilos de Caracas
2011	Unión de Sunchales
2011–2012	Huracanes de Tampico
2012	Cocodrilos de Caracas
2012	Centauros de Apure
2013	Estrellas Orientales
2013–2014	Abejas de Guanajuato
2014–2015	Trouville
2015	Cocodrilos de Caracas
2015–2019	Guaros de Lara
2019–2020	Maccabi Haifa
2020	U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2020–2021	Instituto de Córdoba
2021	Cocodrilos de Caracas
2021–2022	Club Atlético Goes
2022	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2022–2023	Club Atlético Goes
2023	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2023	Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2023–2024	Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
2024	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2024–present	Nacional
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2016) 2× FIBA Americas League champion (2016, 2017)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Venezuela FIBA South American Championship 2014 Venezuela 2016 Venezuela FIBA AmeriCup 2015 Mexico

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.

External links

• Twitter
• Néstor Colmenares on Instagram
• FIBA Game Center Profile
• Néstor Colmenares at FIBA.basketball
• Néstor Colmenares at FIBA.com (archived)
• Néstor Colmenares at Eurobasket.com
• Néstor Colmenares at RealGM
• Néstor Colmenares at Proballers