Dela Peña was raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he began his basketball career and suited up for Mount Royal University Cougars.

Shortly after being drafted, he suffered from three herniated discs in his lower back and a pinched sciatic nerve and was given limited time on the court.

In September 2011, dela Peña became a member of the San Miguel Beermen of the ASEAN Basketball League where teams from the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China and South Sumatra compete for a title.

His passion to help others with physical disabilities led dela Peña to pursue a career as a strength and conditioning specialist.

In 2015 he co-founded Rise Up Hoops, a basketball academy that develops local Calgary talent through on court training and strength and conditioning programming for peak athletic performance.