Néstor Colmenares
Néstor Enrique Colmenares Uzcategui is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League. He is also a member of the senior Venezuelan National Team. A power forward, his nickname is "La Bestia", He is known as a proficient rebounder.College career
Colmenares played college basketball at Indian Hills C.C., and at Campbellsville.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.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.
