Néstor Enrique Colmenares Uzcategui (born September 5, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional

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player for

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of the

Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol The Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (abbreviated as LUB; English language, English: ''Uruguayan Basketball League'') is the highest professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The Uru ...

. He is also a member of the senior Venezuela National Team. A

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, his nickname is "La Bestia" ("The Beast"), He is known as a proficient rebounder.

College career

Colmenares played

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Indian Hills C.C. Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) is a public community college in Iowa with campuses in Ottumwa and Centerville. IHCC serves both traditional residential students and commuter students, primarily from a ten-county area in southeast Iowa as ...

( JUCO), and at Campbellsville ( NAIA).

Professional career

In his pro career, Colmenares has played in both the 2nd-tier South American League, and the 1st-tier

FIBA Americas League The FIBA Americas League ( Portuguese: ''FIBA Liga das Américas'', Spanish: ''FIBA Liga de las Américas''), officially abbreviated as the LDA, was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire ...

. He won the 2016 FIBA Americas League championship with

Guaros de Lara The Guaros de Lara is a Venezuelan professional basketball club, that is based in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. Guaros de Lara BBC has existed as a club in various different forms since 1983. It has existed in its current form since 2003. The c ...

. On November 5, 2019, Colmenares signed with

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of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

. He averaged 10.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. On August 30, 2020, Colmenares signed with

U-BT Cluj-Napoca U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca, commonly known as U-BT Cluj-Napoca, is a professional basketball club based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania that competes domestically in the Liga Națională (men's basketball), Liga Națională de Baschet and internatio ...

of the Liga Națională.

National team career

With the senior men's

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, Colmenares has played at the following tournaments: the

2011 FIBA Americas Championship The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from Augus ...

, the

2013 FIBA Americas Championship The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, in Spain. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30, to ...

, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, the

2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ...

, the

2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament wa ...

, where he won a gold medal, the 2016 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

.Nestor COLMENARES (VEN) participated in 22 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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* 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 Basketball players from Caracas U-BT Cluj-Napoca players 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 Instituto ACC basketball players Club Atlético Goes basketball players Trotamundos de Carabobo players Halcones Rojos Veracruz players Gladiadores de Anzoátegui players Club Nacional de Football (basketball) players Club Trouville players {{Venezuela-basketball-bio-stub