Santiago Yusta
 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 professionalbasketballplayer forCasademont Zaragozaof theLiga ACB.
Professional career
[edit]After coming through the youth ranks of Club Baloncesto Torrejón andReal 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 theACB,Spain’s top league, and helped Real’s youth squad win the 2015Euroleague Next Generation Tournamenttitle.[1]
In July 2015, he moved from Madrid to fellow ACB outfitObradoiro,signing a three-year deal with the club.[2]In his first season with Obradoiro, he was named to theAll-ACB Best Young Players Team.
In July 2017, Yusta signed a two-year deal withReal Madrid.[3][4]
On July 13, 2019, Yusta signed a two-year deal with Spanish clubIberostar Tenerife.[5]
On July 6, 2021, he has signed withCasademont Zaragozaof theLiga 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 theSpanish national teamwith a 80-60 victory overBelarusscoring 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-goalpercentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goalpercentage | FT% | Free-throwpercentage |
| RPG | Reboundsper game | APG | Assistsper game | SPG | Stealsper game |
| BPG | Blocksper game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]| † | Denotes seasons in which Yusta won theEuroLeague |
| 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".fibaeurope.Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^AS, Diario (2015-07-09)."El Obradoiro se queda a la perla del Madrid Santiago Yusta | ACB | AS".AS(in Spanish).Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^"This is Santi Yusta | Real Madrid CF".Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial.3 July 2017.Retrieved3 July2017.
- ^"Official Announcement: Yusta | Real Madrid CF".Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial.3 July 2017.Retrieved3 July2017.
- ^"ACB.COM - Santi Yusta, talento y juventud para las filas de Iberostar Tenerife".acb(in European Spanish). 13 July 2019.Retrieved13 July2019.
- ^"Zaragoza agrees to 2-year deal with Santi Yusta".Sportando. July 6, 2021.RetrievedJuly 6,2021.
- ^"Santiago Yusta | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe".fibaeurope.Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^"Santiago Yusta profile, FIBA U17 World Championship for Men 2014 | FIBA.COM".FIBA.COM.Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^"Santiago Yusta | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A".u18men.fibaeurope.Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^"Santiago YUSTA at the Players of the FIBA U20 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA".FIBA.Archivedfrom the original on October 21, 2016.Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^"España gana a Bielorrusia y sigue invicta de camino al Mundial".Gigantes del Basket(in Spanish). 1 July 2018.Retrieved19 March2023.