He played three years of college basketball for Southwestern University, which ended with his lifetime ban from the CESAFI due to moonlighting in another league.
Poligrates' first basketball tournaments were in local leagues in his hometown the Camotes Islands, as well as nearby Danao.
However, his three-year career at SWU ended in 2009 when he was caught moonlighting in a local league, generically referred to as ligang labas.
[2][3][4] Poligrates then played in Liga Pilipinas, initially for Cebu-based team M. Lhuillier-Cebu Niños, with whom he won the Conference III championship in 2009.
[6] Shortly before the end of 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup elimination round, he and teammate Sean Anthony were traded to Air21 Express in exchange for KG Canaleta.
In June 2015, the Bakers won their first PBA D-League title over favorites Hapee Fresh Fighters in the 2015 Foundation Cup finals.
[11] In April 2019, Poligrates was signed by hometown team Cebu City Sharks for the 2019–20 season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
[21] On January 14, 2020, Poligrates was arrested for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend outside a convenience store in Cebu City.