Figueroa made his professional debut in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico in 1999.

In between, Figueroa was the nation's leading scorer in NCAA's Division II during the 2001–2002 season at Dowling College.

During the off-season, he played a single game with Dinamo Basket Sassari of the LegADue, scoring 21 points and capturing 5 rebounds.

Due to his performance in the BSN he was selected to play in the national basketball team, in which he served as a back-up forward.

[6] Following his participation in the BSN, Figueroa signed a contract with the Lobos Grises UAD of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).

After two weeks of inactivity, Figueroa returned but fell into a brief offensive slump, scoring 11 and 12 points in his next two games, but also recovering 17 rebounds.

He was selected as a member of the national team that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, but he was unable to compete due to injury.