Career
He currently plays for the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association. Yu debuted for the Jilin Northeast Tigers in the 2009-2010 College of Business Administration season. He averaged 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game in 31 games for the Tigers.
He was named to the Northern Rookie All-Star Team at the All-Star weekend Rookie Challenge, where he scored a team high 18 points.
On October 31, 2014 he was signed by the Sichuan Blue Whales. After competing for the junior national team at various levels of competition, he was named to the senior team for the first time at the 2010 International Basketball Federation World Championship in Turkey.