Néstor Colmenares
No. 43 – Trotamundos de Carabobo | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Venezuelan SuperLiga |
Personal information | |
Born | Caracas, Venezuela | September 5, 1987
Nationality | Venezuelan |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
Career history | |
2004–2005 | Pescadores |
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 Cluj-Napoca |
2020–2021 | Instituto de Córdoba |
2021 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
2021–2022 | Club Atlético Goes |
2022–present | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
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
- 1987 births
- Living people
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Abejas de León players
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Campbellsville Tigers men's basketball players
- Cocodrilos de Caracas players
- Guaros de Lara players
- Huracanes de Tampico players
- Indian Hills Warriors basketball players
- Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
- Olympic basketball players for Venezuela
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Caracas
- Unión de Sunchales basketball players
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- Venezuelan men's basketball players
- Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela
- Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Venezuelan sportspeople stubs
- South American basketball biography stubs