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.
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]
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