Coached by Franz Pumaren, he played with Renren Ritualo, future San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, Don Allado, and Dino Aldeguer who made a famous crucial shot in 1999 UAAP Basketball finals game 3.
[5] He also served as an assistant College of Saint Benilde Blazers as well as Hapee Toothpaste for the Philippine Basketball League and Coca-Cola Tigers under Binky Favis at the PBA.
[5][6] From 2010, became an assistant coach for National University Bulldogs and won a UAAP championship on 2014.
[7] In 2014, he was tapped as assistant coach for the Star Hotshots, with another former Green Archers Jason Webb and Tonyboy Espinosa.
[5] When Derrick Pumaren returned to La Salle, Jose was one of the assistant coaches tapped in.