The former Irvine Valley guard was recently selected as one of two scholar-athletes of the year in the state for the 2017-18 school year by the California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association.
Sophomore guard/forward Parker Sims is headed to NAIA Holy Cross College in Indiana. Sims played in all 29 games for the Lasers last season and averaged 6.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
Jeff Ledbetter, who was an all-conference shooting guard during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons and one of Irvine Valley's best-ever three-point shooters, competed with the San Antonio Spurs in NBA Summer League action.
Irvine Valley will start the year with back-to-back games in the San Diego area, playing at Southwestern on Nov. 7 and then at Cuyamaca on Nov. 9. The Lasers will then host their own Irvine Valley Classic from Nov. 15-17.
Irvine Valley men's basketball player Daniel Hernandez is headed to Cal State San Marcos. Hernandez, who was named second team all-conference, averaged 11.6 points and knocked down 58 three-pointers this past season.
Irvine Valley sophomore Zane Paddon is headed to NCAA Division II San Francisco State. The 6-7 forward, who is also a 4.0 grade point average student, averaged 6.3 points and 4.7 rebounds for the Lasers this past season.
Women's basketball player Kasey Smit and men's basketball player Zane Paddon are named Irvine Valley's Champion of Character Award winners for the 2017-18 school year for their work on and off the court.
Irvine Valley freshman forward Jake Linsky and sophomore guard Daniel Hernandez were each picked as second team all-Orange Empire Conference players by the coaches last week.
Irvine Valley falls to Santiago Canyon, 78-59, in its regular season finale on Thursday night in an Orange Empire Conference game at home. IVC ends the season with a record of 14-15 overall and 3-9 in conference.
Irvine Valley makes a run late, but loses, 61-51, to Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference game on Tuesday night. IVC (14-14, 3-8) ends the regular season with a home game Thursday night vs. Santiago Canyon.
Irvine Valley can't make it two straight wins in a row, falling to Santa Ana, 63-59, on Wednesday night in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road. IVC (14-13 overall) shoots just 25.8 percent from the field in the game.
Irvine Valley snaps a four-game losing streak with an all-around solid 78-61 Orange Empire Conference win over Copper Mountain on Friday. IVC gets 16 points from Jake Linsky and 14 points for Daniel Chatman in the victory.
Irvine Valley shoots just 21.8 percent from the field as a team in a 62-37 Orange Empire Conference loss at Fullerton on the road. IVC, which dropped its fourth straight game, hosts Copper Mountain at home on Friday.
Irvine Valley leads for much of the game, but ends up coming up just short in an Orange Empire Conference game at Orange Coast, 73-70, on Friday night. Irvine Valley's record slips to 13-11 overall and 2-5 in conference.
Irvine Valley hosts Riverside at 5 p.m. in an important Orange Empire Conference game. The Lasers and Tigers are in a four-way tie for fifth place in the standings. IVC is coming off of a tough loss at Cypress last Wednesday.
Irvine Valley sees Riverside shoot 60.9 percent from the field as a team in a 82-70 Orange Empire Conference loss on Wednesday night. Jake Linsky paces the Lasers with 22 points and eight rebounds.
Irvine Valley, which was aiming to stay near the top of the Orange Empire Conference standings, loses a heart-breaking game at Cypress, 75-72, on Wednesday night. Jake Linsky and Daniel Chatman each had 18 points for IVC.
Irvine Valley hosts Santa Ana in a key Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night. IVC has dropped two straight tough games in conference after opening OEC play with a win over Santa Ana last Wednesday.
Irvine Valley leads by as many as 18 points in the second half, but needs a floater in the lane from Daniel Chatman in the final seconds to secure a four-point win in an Orange Empire Conference game at home Friday.
Irvine Valley ties the game on the final play of regulation and is up in overtime, but gets beat at the end of the extra period, 95-94, in its first trip to Copper Mountain in Joshua Tree. IVC hosts Santa Ana on Friday at 5 p.m.
Irvine Valley plays Saddleback close most of the way before struggling offensively down the stretch in a 63-49 Orange Empire Conference loss on Friday night on the road. Daniel Hernandez paces IVC with 16 points.
Irvine Valley, which has a record of 11-6 overall and is ranked No. 15 in Southern California in this week's coaches poll, hosts a dangerous Orange Coast team on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the Orange Empire Conference opener.
Daniel Chatman makes a driving layup with 4.3 seconds left and Irvine Valley comes back from an 18-point deficit to beat Orange Coast, 63-62, at home on Wednesday night. Parker Sims (pictured) ends with 16 rebounds for IVC.
Irvine Valley shakes off a slow first half and battles back to beat LA Valley, 62-58, on Friday night at home. The Lasers, who improve to 11-6 overall, are paced by Parker Sims' 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Irvine Valley cruised to a 87-75 win over MiraCosta in the Brummel Classic at Saddleback Saturday. Jake Linsky was named all-tournament after scoring 12 points. Daniel Chatman came off the bench with 20 points to lead IVC.
Irvine Valley defeats Long Beach City, 56-54, in a consolation game of the Bill Brummel Classic on Friday afternoon at Saddleback. IVC moves into the consolation title game on Saturday against MiraCosta at noon.
Irvine Valley has a shot to win it at the buzzer, but a three-pointer by Cameron Griffin is off the mark, in a 82-80 loss at the Bill Brummel Classic at Saddleback on Thursday. Jake Linsky leads IVC with 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Irvine Valley loses to Glendale, beats Cuyamaca and then falls to LA Harbor in the consolation title game of the Don Johnson Tournament at Cypress. IVC sees its overall record slip to 8-5 overall.
Irvine Valley wins its first two games, including beating Solano, 61-57, in the semifinal, but falls to Gavilan, 63-55, in the championship game on Saturday afternoon. Irvine Valley improved its record to 7-2 overall.
Irvine Valley starts the Monterey Peninsula Tournament on Thursday with a 72-57 win over Hartnell. Jake Linsky leads the way with 20 points for IVC. The Lasers, ranked No. 15 in So. Cal., play Solano in a semifinal Friday.