After graduating from the
University of Kentucky in 2012, Vargas returned to the Dominican Republic to play for Cañeros de La Romana of the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. On August 24, 2012, Vargas signed a two-year deal with
CB Clavijo of the
LEB Oro. He later left Clavijo in September 2012 before appearing in a game for them. He then signed with
Alba Fehérvár of Hungary in October 2012 but did not end up joining the team. He went on to play for three Dominican teams in 2013: Cupes de los Pepines, San Lazaro and
Cañeros de La Romana. In July 2013, Vargas joined the
New York Knicks for the
2013 NBA Summer League. On November 27, 2013, he signed with
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain for the rest of the 2013–14 season. In June 2014, he joined
Metros de Santiago of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. On November 1, 2014, Vargas was selected by the
Los Angeles D-Fenders with the 17th overall pick in the
2014 NBA Development League Draft. In April 2015, he signed with
Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Puerto Rican
Baloncesto Superior Nacional. In June 2015, he re-signed with Metros de Santiago for the 2015
LNB season. On September 28, 2015, he signed with
Kavala of the
Greek Basket League. In November 2015, he parted ways with Kavala after appearing in seven games. In early December 2015, he signed with Defensor Sporting of the
Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. On July 28, 2017, Vargas signed with French club
Boulazac Dordogne for the 2017–18 season. Vargas spent the 2019–20 season in Brazil with
Flamengo Basketball. On September 26, 2020, he signed with
Chemidor Qom of the Iranian league. ==References==