[1][2] He played on high school as a member of San Beda Red Cubs with future La Salle star JVee Casio.

In college, he played on the Ateneo Blue Eagles, together with Chris Tiu and coached by Norman Black, he helped his team to a UAAP finals appearances (2006), and a championship (2008), defeating his former high school teammate Casio.

[4] He also worked as an assistant coach in TNT Tropang Giga in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

[5] On July 27, 2022, Escueta was hired to replace Boyet Fernandez as the head coach of San Beda.

[6][7] On his first season, the Red Lions made it to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by the Benilde Blazers.