2024-25 Men's Basketball News
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Men's basketball player Aaron Strings shines at Westcliff
March 13, 2025Former Irvine Valley standout basketball player Aaron Strings helped Westcliff capture the Pac West title. Strings starred for IVC during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. He was named an all-Orange Empire Conference player. -
Men's basketball team's season ends in playoffs at Chaffey
February 26, 2025Irvine Valley, seeded No. 24, falls to No. 9 Chaffey, 84-73, in the So. Cal. Regionals Wednesday on the road. The Lasers end their season with a record of 17-14 overall. Matt Mowers and Yanis Aldeguer lead the Lasers with 16 points each.
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Men's basketball triumphs Friday, waits for playoff pairings
February 21, 2025Irvine Valley earns the consolation title of the first Orange Empire Conference Tournament with a 59-53 win over rival Saddleback Friday at home. The Lasers took two straight in the OEC tourney and have a 17-13 overall record.
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Men's basketball making playoff push with victory over OCC
February 20, 2025In what was a tight game all night, Irvine Valley pulls away and defeats Orange Coast, 76-67, in an Orange Empire Conference Tournament game Wednesday at home. IVC now hosts Saddleback Friday in the consolation final.
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Men's basketball team hosts Orange Coast Wednesday
February 18, 2025Irvine Valley plays Orange Coast at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the second game of the Orange Empire Conference Tournament. IVC fell to Santa Ana, 67-59, in the first round last Thursday. The event wraps up on Friday night.
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Men's basketball team drops first game of OEC Tournament
February 13, 2025Irvine Valley loses to Santa Ana, 67-59, in its opening game of the Orange Empire Conference Tournament Wednesday at home. IVC was chasing from behind most of the contest. It hosts Orange Coast next Wednesday.
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Men's basketball takes on Santa Ana in opener of OEC tourney
February 12, 2025Irvine Valley is seeded fourth and hosts No. 5 Santa Ana in an opening game of the first Orange Empire Conference Tournament. IVC defeated Saddleback, 67-64, Tuesday on the road to hold on to fourth place in the standings.
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Men's basketball team beats Saddleback on the road in OEC play
February 11, 2025The Lasers hold on down the stretch and defeat Saddleback, 67-64, on the road Tuesday night. IVC ends up earning fourth place in the Orange Empire Conference standings and hosts No. 5 Santa Ana on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Men's basketball team defeats OCC by 20, sits in fourth place
February 07, 2025Irvine Valley starts the first half strong and goes on to beat Orange Coast, 83-63, in a decisive Orange Empire Conference victory Friday night at home. IVC led by as many as 26 points in the game and moved to 14-12 overall.
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Men's basketball plays final regular season home game Friday
February 06, 2025Irvine Valley takes on Orange Coast in its final home game of the regular season Friday at 6 p.m. The Lasers (13-12 overall) are coming off of an impressive performance against Riverside in a 76-49 victory on Wednesday.
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Men's basketball team routs Riverside once again in OEC game
February 05, 2025After defeating Riverside by 37 points on the road last month, Irvine Valley takes care of the Tigers again at home, 76-49, on Wednesday night. Matt Mowers, Allen Moser and Yanis Aldeguer all score in double figures for IVC.
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Men's basketball team hosts Riverside on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
February 04, 2025Irvine Valley needs a win as it plays host to Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference game on Wednesday night at home. The Laser have lost two straight and are tied with Riverside for sixth place in the OEC standings.
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Men's basketball team falls late to Santa Ana in key OEC tilt
January 29, 2025Irvine Valley, which led by as many as five points in the second half, gets out-scored, 18-8, over the final 5:31 of the game and loses to Santa Ana, 73-68, in an important Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday at home.
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Men's basketball team takes on Santa Ana Wednesday at home
January 28, 2025It is a huge game at Irvine Valley on Wednesday night. Santa Ana and Irvine Valley are two of three teams tied for fourth place in the Orange Empire Conference. The Lasers (12-10) host the Dons (14-8) with a 6 p.m. start time.
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Men's basketball team scores one of its best wins of season
January 25, 2025Irvine Valley out-scores Cypress, 39-25, in the second half in a 67-47 Orange Empire Conference victory on Friday at home. Allen Moser goes for 16 points and Matt Moser adds 12 points and 12 rebounds in the win for the Lasers.
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Men's basketball team faces off in key game vs. Cypress Friday
January 23, 2025Irvine Valley played tough against Fullerton, but lost, 63-51, Wednesday night at home. The Lasers record went to 11-10 overall and 3-5 in the Orange Empire Conference. No. 19 in the state Cypress with a 15-6 record overall.
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Men's basketball team battles with Fullerton, but falls short
January 22, 2025After being down big early on, Irvine Valley pulls within one point at halftime and gets within two points later in the second half, but falls to No. 11 in the state Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday at home.
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Men's basketball team set to host Fullerton Wednesday
January 21, 2025Irvine Valley, looking to get back into the win column, takes on No. 11 in the state Fullerton at home on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The No. 29 Lasers are coming off of a 60-54 Orange Empire Conference loss to Saddleback last Friday.
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New photo gallery for IVC men's basketball vs. Saddleback
January 19, 2025Thank you to _picsbywill_ for the photos from the Irvine Valley men's basketball game vs. Saddleback Friday, Dec. 13. Full photo gallery link is included in the release. IVC plays again Wednesday vs. Fullerton at home at 6 p.m.
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Men's basketball team drops OEC game against Saddleback
January 17, 2025Irvine Valley loses a tough, 60-54, game at home against Saddleback on Friday night. After a close first half, Saddleback outscored IVC, 27-23, in the second half. Irvine Valley's record goes to 11-9 overall on the season.
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Men's basketball set to take on district rival Saddleback
January 16, 2025Irvine Valley, on a three-game win streak, hosts Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference game Friday. The Lasers defeated Orange Coast Wednesday, 64-52. Allen Moser, Ammon Allan and Matt Mowers had 13 points each.
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Men's basketball team storms back to defeat Orange Coast
January 15, 2025Irvine Valley falls behind by 10 points early, but takes an 11-point lead by halftime and goes on to a 64-52 Orange Empire Conference win over Orange Coast on the road. IVC is back at home on Friday hosting Saddleback at 6 p.m.
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Men's basketball team wins by a whopping 37 at Riverside
January 11, 2025Irvine Valley scores more than 90 points for the second game in a row, beating Riverside, 92-55, in an Orange Empire Conference game Friday. Four players score in double figures for IVC, led by Matt Mowers with 27 points.
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Men's basketball team earns best win of the season Wednesday
January 08, 2025Irvine Valley fights hard all night long and comes away with a 93-86 victory over No. 8 in the state Santiago Canyon Wednesday at home. Yanis Aldeguer finishes with 23 points and Allen Moser adds 19 points to pace the Lasers.
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Men's basketball set to take on Santiago Canyon Wednesday
January 07, 2025Irvine Valley will host its first Orange Empire Conference game of the season Wednesday night against Santiago Canyon at 6 p.m. The Hawks were recently ranked No. 8 in the state and have a record of 13-3 overall.
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Men's basketball team can't catch up to Santa Ana in road game
January 04, 2025Irvine Valley takes an early lead and ties the game late in the first half, but ends up falling to Santa Ana, 68-58, on the road in an Orange Empire Conference game Friday night. IVC (8-8, 0-3) hosts No. 8 Santiago Canyon Wednesday.
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Men's basketball plays tough against Fullerton in OEC opener
December 18, 2024Irvine Valley was right with Fullerton for most of the game before going cold in the final minutes in a 61-47 loss to the Hornets on the road in the Orange Empire Conference opener Wednesday. IVC's record went to 8-6 overall.
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New photo gallery for IVC men's basketball team vs. Mt. SAC
December 15, 2024Thank you to _picsbywill_ for the photos from the Irvine Valley men's basketball game vs. Mt. SAC Friday, Dec. 13. Full photo gallery link is included in the release. IVC plays again Wednesday to start OEC action at Fullerton.
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Men's basketball team plays No. 10 Mt. San Antonio tough
December 13, 2024Irvine Valley, ranked No. 28 in the state, leads No. 10 Mt. San Antonio by as many as six points in the first half before going into the break by five. But the Mounties rally in the second half and pull off a 68-56 win over the Lasers.
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Men's basketball team out-scored down the stretch at Miramar
December 11, 2024Irvine Valley, ranked No. 28 in the state, holds the lead for most of the game, but gets out-scored 24-5, over the final 9:42 and falls at San Diego Miramar, 67-53. IVC plays again on Friday, hosting No. 10 Mt. SAC at 5 p.m.
