Santiago Yusta
.jpg) Yusta in 2017 | |
| No. 4 – Casademont Zaragoza | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 28, 1997 Madrid, Spain |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | Real Madrid |
| 2015–2017 | Obradoiro |
| 2017–2019 | Real Madrid |
| 2019–2021 | Canarias |
| 2021–present | Casademont Zaragoza |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Santiago Yusta García (born April 28, 1997) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.
Professional career
[edit]After coming through the youth ranks of Club Baloncesto Torrejón and Real Madrid, Yusta made his debut for Real’s second men’s team in the fourth-tier of Spanish basketball, EBA, during the 2013-14 season. In the course of the 2014-15 season, he logged his first minutes in the ACB, Spain’s top league, and helped Real’s youth squad win the 2015 Euroleague Next Generation Tournament title.[1]
In July 2015, he moved from Madrid to fellow ACB outfit Obradoiro, signing a three-year deal with the club.[2] In his first season with Obradoiro, he was named to the All-ACB Best Young Players Team.
In July 2017, Yusta signed a two-year deal with Real Madrid.[3][4]
On July 13, 2019, Yusta signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Iberostar Tenerife.[5]
On July 6, 2021, he has signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[6]
National team career
[edit]Yusta made nine appearances for the Spanish under-16 national team, averaging 13.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.1 steals a contest, as they captured the European championship in 2013.[7] In 2014, he led the Spanish under-17 national team to the semifinals at the World Championships, putting up averages of 14.1 points and 3.9 boards per outing.[8] Yusta also played for Spain at the U18 European Championships in 2015[9] and was a key-part of the team that won gold at the 2016 U20 European Championships. He scored 10.7 points per contest during the tournament, while pulling down 5.4 rebounds a game, dishing out 2.4 assists and snagging 2.1 steals per outing.[10] On July 1, 2018, Yusta made his debut with the Spanish national team with a 80-60 victory over Belarus scoring 4 points and dishing out 2 assists in 10 minutes.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]| † | Denotes seasons in which Yusta won the EuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Real Madrid | 16 | 10 | 6.8 | .484 | .273 | .714 | .9 | .8 | .1 | .1 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 2 | 7.7 | .467 | .429 | .625 | .8 | .5 | .2 | — | 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| Career | 22 | 12 | 7.0 | .478 | .333 | .667 | .9 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "For Yusta, Spain Loss Came At Right Moment | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ AS, Diario (2015-07-09). "El Obradoiro se queda a la perla del Madrid Santiago Yusta | ACB | AS.com". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "This is Santi Yusta | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Yusta | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "ACB.COM - Santi Yusta, talento y juventud para las filas de Iberostar Tenerife". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Zaragoza agrees to 2-year deal with Santi Yusta". Sportando. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Santiago Yusta | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "Santiago Yusta profile, FIBA U17 World Championship for Men 2014 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "Santiago Yusta | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "Santiago YUSTA at the Players of the FIBA U20 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "España gana a Bielorrusia y sigue invicta de camino al Mundial". Gigantes del Basket (in Spanish). 1 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2023.