Pumaren played most of his professional career for the
San Miguel Beermen where he won 9 championships with the team which also included the 1989 Grand Slam. He also played for the
Mobiline Cellulars. Pumaren formerly coached the
De La Salle Green Archers from
1998 to
2009 where he led them to five men's basketball championships including a four-peat from
1998 to
2001, and his final championship with the team in
2007. As a coach for the Archers, he was known for implementing the full court press defense on opposing teams. Pumaren is the head coach of the
Air21 Express in the
PBA, starting at the
2011-12 PBA season. In December 2015, Pumaren appointed as the head coach of the
Adamson Falcons men's basketball team in the UAAP, replacing Mike Fermin who was named as the assistant coach.· Months after his appointment as Adamson's head coach, Pumaren joined the
GlobalPort Batang Pier coaching staff as a head consultant of the team. ==Political career==