Jose "Pepe" Garcia, a star of Love Island USA Season 7, is still concentrating on his basketball career as he makes his way through the reality TV series in the run-up to the season finale. Prior to starting his career in show business, Pepe Garcia was a professional basketball player. Prior to beginning his professional career in European basketball leagues, he competed in college basketball for a long time.

This piece will examine Pepe's basketball career, beginning with his time in high school at Los Alamitos, then moving on to his time at Cal State Fullerton, and finally covering the 6-foot-3 former point guard's tenure in European leagues.

Pepe, a Love Island star, pursues a career in basketball

Pepe Garcia, a former Love Island celebrity who grew up in California and is originally from Madrid, Spain, had a successful basketball career in American, European, and South American leagues before the 2022–23 campaign.

Pepe Garcia began his basketball career at Los Alamitos High School, where he scored an average of 18.8 points per game, as reported by Blavity. He then became a bench player for the most part at Cal State Fullerton. His profile on the college basketball website for ESPN indicates that he played two seasons for Cal State Fullerton, the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns. Over the course of two seasons, he played for a total of nine minutes. At Cal State, he had a field goal percentage of 33.3% and averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds.

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According to reports, Pepe Garcia entered the 2021 NBA draft but was not selected. Following his undrafting in the 2021 NBA season, his career history indicates that he went overseas and played for CD Enrique Soler Melilla, a third-tier Spanish professional basketball club.

He averaged 5 points, 33% shooting, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 turnover in 12 minutes per game, mostly playing off the bench in Spain.

Pepe started out as a fitness instructor before transitioning to reality television with Love Island USA Season 7 after his basketball career. Pro Gainz Training, the gym he founded in 2023, is still in operation.

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