April 10, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Former IVC basketball star Ronnie Harris featured in OC Register
Ronnie Harris, a two-year standout at Irvine Valley who had been starring professionally overseas, was featured in a story in the Orange County Register this week about trying to get home during the...
February 29, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team has season come to end in second round
Irvine Valley falls behind early, rallies in the second half, but runs out of time in a 53-46 loss to Santa Monica in the second round of the California Community College Athletic Association...
February 26, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Basketball team stuns Chaffey on the road in playoff opener
Irvine Valley hits nine-three pointers in the first half, gets out to a double-digit lead and then holds on to take down No. 13 Chaffey, 67-64, in the first round of the CCCAA Regional Playoffs. The...
February 25, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Basketball players Carter and Womack earn all-OEC honors
Irvine Valley sophomore Austin Carter was named second team all-Orange Empire Conference and sophomore Aashad Womack was picked honorable mention. IVC starts the CCCAA playoffs Wednesday night at...
February 21, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team drops final regular season game, 76-59
Irvine Valley gives No. 4 Santiago Canyon a run in the second half, but ends up falling in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night at home. IVC now waits to see if it earns a spot in the...
February 19, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team drops third in a row, loses at Saddleback
Irvine Valley can't get going offensively and falls, 68-46, in an Orange Empire Conference game at Saddleback on Wednesday. The Lasers play their final game of the regular season on Friday against...
February 14, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falters late in key loss to Cypress
Irvine Valley led, 48-34, with 8:19 to play, but was out-scored by Cypress, 17-0, to end the game and loses, 51-48, at home on Friday in what was a crucial Orange Empire Conference game for standings...
February 12, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls in stunner at Orange Coast
Irvine Valley, riding a three-game win streak and having knocked off the No. 15 team in the state last week, falls, 69-67, at Orange Coast in a game that goes down to the wire. It was the first win in...
February 7, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team beats 15th-ranked in the state Riverside
Irvine Valley comes up with some key plays and big shots throughout and gets a solid 20 points from freshman standout point guard JT Robinson in a 65-58 Orange Empire Conference win over Riverside at...
February 5, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Louis' tip in at the buzzer gives men's basketball team a big win
Irvine Valley beats Santa Ana, 63-62, on Christian Louis' second game-winning, buzzer-beating shot this season. He flew in from the right side and tipped in a miss to hand IVC a big conference victory...
January 31, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Robinson's triple-double leads basketball team to victory
JT Robinson finishes with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and four players in all score in double figures as Irvine Valley snaps a three-game skid with a 82-61 Orange Empire Conference win at...
January 29, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team battles, comes up short at Fullerton
Irvine Valley went back and forth with Fullerton, which is ranked No. 5 in the state, but the Hornets scored 10 of the final 12 points and went on to a 65-57 win at home on Wednesday. Austin Carter...
January 17, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get going against Saddleback
Irvine Valley falls, 72-50, to district rival Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference game at home Friday night. The loss dropped IVC's record to 13-6 overall and 3-4 in conference. JT Robinson led...
January 15, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team allows fewest points in a game since 2015
Irvine Valley defeats Cypress, 47-35, on the road Wednesday night in a key Orange Empire Conference contest. It is the fewest points an IVC squad has given up since the Lasers beat Fullerton, 71-35,...
January 13, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team earns much needed OEC victory
Irvine Valley, which had dropped its last two Orange Empire Conference games, beats Orange Coast, 92-63, at home on Monday night. The Lasers had five players score in double figures, led by Austin...
January 11, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get going at Riverside, falls, 61-46
Irvine Valley drops its second straight game, falling at Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night. The Lasers have their record slip to 11-5 overall an 1-3 in the OEC. IVC hosts...
January 8, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team starts slow, loses at Santa Ana
Irvine Valley's record slips to 1-2 in the Orange Empire Conference after a close loss at Santa Ana on Wednesday night. The Lasers fell behind early and were playing catch up most of the game. IVC is...
January 3, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team hits triple digits, rolls past Golden West
Irvine Valley scores its most points in a game since the 2007-08 season, beating Golden West, 101-70, on Friday at home. The No. 24 Lasers got an incredible 70 points from the bench in improving their...
December 28, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses hard-fought game to LA Valley
Irvine Valley goes toe to toe with LA Valley throughout, but doesn't have enough in the end and falls at home, 67-58, Saturday night. Christian Louis has 15 points and Austin Carter adds 12 points and...
December 20, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls in OEC opener to Fullerton
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 25 in the state, plays No. 2 Fullerton tough throughout, but loses, 65-56, at home on Friday night in its first game of Orange Empire Conference action. Christian Louis...
December 19, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team opens conference play Friday at home
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 25 in the state and with a 10-1 record, begins Orange Empire Conference action on Friday at home against undefeated and defending state champion Fullerton at 7 p.m. Fullerton...
December 14, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gets by Spartans, ready for OEC play
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 25 in the state, wins at MiraCosta, 56-51, on Friday at Cypress. The Lasers next contest is home, Friday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. against defending state champion and currently No....
December 11, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team bounces back, picks up win at Mt. SAC
Irvine Valley shakes off its first loss of the season and improves to 9-1 with a 76-60 win at Mt. SAC on Wednesday night. The Lasers, ranked No. 25 in the state, take on MiraCosta Friday at 7 p.m. in...
November 27, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Make it six straight wins for IVC's men's basketball team
Irvine Valley stays unbeaten on the year with a solid 84-60 victory over El Camino on Wednesday night at home. Twelve different Lasers score in the contest, including JT Robinson, who finished with a...
November 20, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team stays undefeated with buzzer beater
Irvine Valley defeats Miramar, 65-63, on the road Wednesday night thanks to a game-winning shot by Christian Louis with .2 left on the clock. IVC, which moved to 5-0, got 21 points and nine rebounds...
November 20, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team ranked No. 14 in coaches state poll
After a 4-0 start to the 2019-20 season, including winning its own tournament last week, the Irvine Valley men's basketball team is ranked No. 14 in this week's CCCMBCA state rankings. IVC plays at...
November 15, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team beats Cerritos to win its own tourney
Irvine Valley defeats Cerritos, 63-49, in the title game of the 25th Annual San Juan Hills Toyota Classic Friday. The Lasers, who moved to 4-0, got 13 points from Christian Louis and 12 points and...
November 14, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team beats Canyons in classic opener
Irvine Valley leads from start to finish and defeats Canyons, 68-49, on Thursday night in the 25th Annual San Juan Hills Toyota Classic behind 20 points from JT Robinson. IVC takes on Cerritos at 6...
November 13, 2019 | Men's Basketball
25th Annual Irvine Valley Classic gets going on Thursday
The IVC men's basketball team and coach Jerry Hernandez host their annual tournament starting Thursday. Two games will be played on both Thursday and Friday. Teams include Cerritos, Ventura, Canyons...
November 8, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team makes it two victories in a row
After defeating Southwestern on Tuesday to open up the season, Irvine Valley downs Cuyamaca, 69-50, on Friday at home. Austin Carter finishes with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Christian Louis adds 11...
November 5, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Solid start for men's basketball team with a win over Jaguars
Irvine Valley starts the game strong, uses a couple of big runs in the second half and holds on at the end to beat Southwestern, 74-71, at home on Tuesday. Austin Carter had 15 points and eight...
August 14, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Geoff Salas signs with Southwestern
Irvine Valley's Geoff Salas is headed to NAIA Southwestern College in Kansas. Salas led the Lasers, averaging 12.9 points per game during the 2018-19 season. He scored in double figures in 18 of 28...
February 22, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team defeats Santa Ana in last game of season
Irvine Valley finishes off its year with a 72-68 victory over Santa Ana in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday at home. Isaiah Mahmud, Sadiq Muhammad and Christian Louis each scored in double...
February 12, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team fights hard, but loses in OT to Riverside
Irvine Valley plays right with Riverside most of the way and rallies in the final minutes to send the game to overtime, but falls in the extra period, 75-72, in an Orange Empire Conference game at...
February 2, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team holds on for victory at Orange Coast
Irvine Valley does enough down the stretch for a 83-81 Orange Empire Conference win at Orange Coast Friday night. Sadiq Muhammad paces the Lasers with 18 points, while Kevin Olsen adds 15 points and...
January 31, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses OEC game at home to Cypress
Irvine Valley falls to the Chargers, 67-56, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Wednesday night. Geoff Salas comes off the bench with 18 points for the Lasers. IVC plays at Orange Coast in an OEC...
January 23, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gets beat in OT at Santiago Canyon
Irvine Valley erases a five-point lead late in regulation and has its chances to close out a win, but falls in overtime, 95-91, in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday at Santiago Canyon. Geoff...
January 16, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team stuns Saddleback for first OEC victory
Irvine Valley scores the final five points of the contest and beats Saddleback, 51-47, in an Orange Empire Conference game at home on Wednesday. Geoff Salas finishes with 21 points, including the last...
January 11, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls to top-ranked team in the state
Irvine Valley gets off to a slow start and loses, 74-53, at home to Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday. Geoff Salas leads Irvine Valley with 16 points. The Lasers host Saddleback...
January 9, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get past Orange Coast at home
Irvine Valley gets out-scored by seven points in the second half and falls, 69-67, to Orange Coast in an Orange Empire Conference opening game on Wednesday at home. Isaiah Mahmud paces the Lasers with...
January 8, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team starts OEC play Wednesday at home
Irvine Valley looks to start Orange Empire Conference play off on a strong note Wednesday when it hosts Orange Coast at 5 p.m. IVC has a record of 3-13 overall. Geoff Salas paces the team, averaging...
December 28, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses at LA Valley, OEC play up next
Irvine Valley finishes up its non-conference schedule with a tough 61-35 loss at LA Valley on Friday. The Lasers next play in January, starting Orange Empire Conference play at home against Orange...
December 21, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team edged in both games at El Camino tourney
Irvine Valley leads after the first half against both Bakersfield and Santa Monica in games at the Paul Landreaux Classic at El Camino this week, but its out-scored in the second half in both contests...
December 15, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Basketball team loses two games in overtime in crossover event
Irvine Valley falls to MiraCosta, 71-67, in overtime Thursday at home and then loses to Miramar, 85-81, in double overtime at MiraCosta Saturday as part of the PCAC vs. OEC Crossover event. Geoff...
December 8, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Basketball team drops another close game, falls to Moorpark
Irvine Valley sees its record slip to 3-8 overall after a tough 65-62 defeat to Moorpark on Friday in the Don Johnson Classic at Cypress College. IVC has lost five games by four points or less so far...
December 5, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team battles, but falls short vs. Santa Monica
Irvine Valley takes a lead into the half and is close down the stretch, but can't pull out a win against Santa Monica in the opening round of the Don Johnson Classic at Cypress. IVC loses, 67-63, and...
December 2, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins one of three games in Monterey
Irvine Valley beats Hartnell in the first game of the Monterey Peninsula Tournament over the weekend, but drops the next two contests, including suffering a tough, 56-54 loss to Solano in the...
November 21, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gives up lead, loses at El Camino
Irvine Valley leads, 40-25, at halftime, but is out-scored by 17 points in the second half in a non-conference loss at El Camino on Tuesday night. The Lasers play again next Thursday in the Monterey...
November 17, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team edged by Ventura in third-place game
Irvine Valley has its chances, but falls to Ventura, 63-59, in the third-place game of its own Irvine Valley Classic on Saturday. Sophomore Geoff Salas leads the way for IVC with 20 points and is...
November 16, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Basketball team has rough night against strong Cerritos squad
Cerritos scores the first 11 points on its way to beating Irvine Valley, 76-50, in a semifinal game of the Irvine Valley Classic on Friday night. The Lasers will play in the third-place game on...
November 15, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gets off to solid start in own tourney
Irvine Valley defeats Imperial Valley, 74-64, in an opening round game of the Irvine Valley Classic on Thursday. The Lasers move on to the semifinals and will take on a tough Cerritos squad in the...
November 14, 2018 | Men's Basketball
24th Annual Irvine Valley College Classic tips off Thursday
The Irvine Valley men's basketball team's annual three-day event begins Thursday, Nov. 15 with four games. There will be 12 games total over Thursday, Friday and Saturday. IVC opens at 5 p.m. Thursday...
November 9, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team splits first two games of 2018-19 season
Irvine Valley loses its opener, 80-50, at Southwestern on Wednesday, but comes back with a 77-64 victory at Cuyamaca on Friday. Freshman Christian Louis leads the way for IVC in both games, scoring 31...
September 28, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Daniel Hernandez named CCCMBCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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...
August 9, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Parker Sims signs with Holy Cross College
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...
July 17, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Former IVC star Jeff Ledbetter wraps up play in Summer League
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...
June 23, 2018 | Men's Basketball
2018-19 Irvine Valley men's basketball schedule released
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...
June 14, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard Daniel Hernandez commits to San Marcos
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...
May 17, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Zane Paddon signs with San Francisco State
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...
May 16, 2018 | Women's Basketball
Kasey Smit, Zane Paddon earn Irvine Valley character awards
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...
February 26, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Linsky, Hernandez named all-conference for men's basketball
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.
February 15, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Basketball team runs into hot shooting Santiago Canyon squad
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...
February 13, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls short against Saddleback at home
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....
February 7, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team struggles to score in loss at Santa Ana
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...
February 3, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gets important win over Copper Mountain
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...
January 31, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get untracked in loss at Fullerton
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...
January 26, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses another close game, falls at OCC
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...
January 24, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't slow down Riverside at home
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.
January 24, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team hosts Riverside in key OEC game tonight
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...
January 17, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team drops OEC game late at Cypress
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...
January 12, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team holds on to beat Santa Ana, 80-76
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...
January 12, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball trying to get back on track Friday at home
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...
January 10, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses in overtime at Copper Mountain
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...
January 6, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses to rival Saddleback late
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...
January 3, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team opens OEC play at home Wednesday night
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...
January 3, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team takes OEC opener in dramatic fashion
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...
December 29, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team readies for conference with victory
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...
December 16, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins consolation title at Saddleback
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...
December 15, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team pulls out win over Long Beach City
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...
December 14, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team nearly knocks off No. 3 San Diego City
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...
December 9, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team drops two of three in Cypress tourney
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.
December 2, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team ends Monterey tourney as runner-up
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...
November 30, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team moves to 6-2 with win over Hartnell
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...
November 18, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team finishes third in own IVC Classic
Irvine Valley gets a balanced effort in a 77-58 win over American River in the third-place game at the Irvine Valley Classic on Saturday. Isaiah Madmud scores 12 points and Jake Linsky has 10 points...
November 17, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team battles, but falls to Ventura in classic
Irvine Valley leads by as many as seven points in the first half, but Ventura has a little too much and the Lasers fall, 74-69, in the semifinals of the Irvine Valley Classic Friday night. IVC takes...
November 16, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team rolls over Cuyamaca in classic opener
Irvine Valley gets 28 points from Daniel Hernandez and a nice all-around game from Parker Sims in a 71-36 win against Cuyamaca in the first round of the Irvine Valley Classic on Thursday night. IVC...
November 15, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Irvine Valley Classic men's basketball tourney starts Thursday
The 23rd annual, three-day event begins with four games on Thursday, Nov. 16. IVC opens the tournament with a 6 p.m. game against Cuyamaca. IVC has a record of 3-1 and is coming off a solid win over...
November 10, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team tops Southwestern in 2017-18 home opener
Irvine Valley shoots 51.6 percent from the field as a team and leads by as many as 26 points in the game before beating Southwestern, 75-58, at home on Friday night. Jake Linsky leads the way with 23...
November 5, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team takes third-place game at Miramar
Irvine Valley ends up 2-1 in a tournament at Miramar College in San Diego. The Lasers defeat MiraCosta, 66-54, in the third-place game on Saturday. Parker Sims is named all-tourney after going for 17...
November 2, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team outlasts Santa Monica in 2017-18 opener
Irvine Valley lets a 15-point lead in the second half slip away, but rallies to win in overtime, 73-69, in a first-round game of the Don Gehler Memorial Tournament at Miramar on Thursday. IVC takes on...
September 20, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Former Irvine Valley basketball standout signs with BBL team
Chris Taylor, who played at Irvine Valley from 2010-12 recently signed with the Bristol Flyers of the British Basketball League. Taylor helped IVC to a record of 22-7 overall and a trip to the...
August 17, 2017 | Men's Tennis
No. 8 Story of the Year - 2016-17 End-of-Year Award Winners
Award winners are announced, including the athletes of the year that go to Irvine Valley women's golfer Araceli Esquivel and men's tennis player Javier Callejo. Lucee Fitzgerald and Cole Joy are...
August 14, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Honorable Mention Story of the Year - Playoffs for Basketball
Honorable mention on Irvine Valley Athletics top 10 stories of the year for the 2016-17 school year was the men's basketball team making the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Lasers hosted a...
July 18, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Jack Taylor signs with University of Providence
Irvine Valley sophomore shooting guard Jack Taylor is headed to the University of Providence in Great Falls, Mont. Taylor was part of the IVC program for the last three years and helped the Lasers to...
June 28, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Anthony Hernandez signs with Dominican
Anthony Hernandez, a 6-0 sophomore shooting guard, is headed to Division 2 Dominican University in San Rafael. Hernandez averaged 6.1 points and 3.0 assists for the Lasers, who went 14-14 and made the...
March 1, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Coleman II picked first team, Harvey named second team all-OEC
Irvine Valley freshman forward Lance Coleman II, who ranked second in the Orange Empire Conference in scoring, is chosen first team all-conference and sophomore post player Zach Harvey is named to the...
February 22, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Offensive struggles cost men's basketball team in playoff loss
Irvine Valley falls behind by as many as 22 points and can't come all the way back in a 63-56 loss to Ventura in the first round of the regional playoffs at home on Wednesday night. IVC ends the...
February 21, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team hosts Ventura Wednesday in playoffs
Irvine Valley is given the No. 16 seed and will take on No. 18 Ventura at home on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. IVC has a record of 14-13 overall, while Ventura is 17-12. The Lasers defeated the Pirates...
February 17, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls in final game of regular season
Irvine Valley is behind from the start and loses, 79-59, to Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference game Thursday night. IVC ends up tied with Cypress for fourth in the OEC. The Lasers now wait to...
February 10, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins second in a row, topples OCC
Irvine Valley beats Orange Coast, 83-67, in its final home game of the regular season Friday. IVC improves its record to 14-12 overall, 5-6 in the Orange Empire Conference and moves within striking...
February 8, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Coleman II's three-pointer downs Cypress on Homecoming Night
Lance Coleman II knocks down a corner three-point shot with 3.9 seconds and Irvine Valley's men's basketball team comes away with a wild 62-61 win over Cypress in a Orange Empire Conference game at...
February 3, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team fights, but comes up short at Fullerton
Irvine Valley gets behind early, battles back late, but comes up just short at Fullerton, 56-51, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night at Fullerton. IVC gets 16 points from Lance Coleman...
February 1, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get going against Saddleback
Irvine Valley struggles offensively and falls to Saddleback, 57-47, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Wednesday night at home. It is the Lasers' third loss to the Gauchos this season. IVC is at...
January 27, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Bench play lifts men's basketball team to win at Santa Ana
Irvine Valley out-scores Santa Ana, 48-12, in points off the bench to earn a 80-73 Orange Empire Conference win on the road Friday night. Daniel Hernandez leads the way with 17 points. He made all...
January 25, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Slow start costs men's basketball team in OEC loss to Riverside
Irvine Valley has trouble scoring and slowing down Riverside in the first half on its way to a 68-52 Orange Empire Conference loss at home on Wednesday night. The Lasers were down by 16 points at the...
January 18, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gets back on track at Orange Coast
Irvine Valley overcomes a slow start and beats Orange Coast, 87-70, in an Orange Empire Conference game at Orange Coast on Wednesday night. Lance Coleman II scores 17 points and Parker Sims has 10...
January 14, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses conference battle at Cypress
Freshman guard Daniel Hernandez scores a season-high 22 points, but he is the only Irvine Valley player in double figures as the Lasers lose at Cypress, 61-55, in an Orange Empire Conference game on...
January 11, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't slow down Fullerton in home loss
Irvine Valley jumps out to an early lead, but is out-scored, 34-8, during two key runs by Fullerton and ends up losing, 71-57, in an Orange Empire Conference game at home on Wednesday. IVC plays at...
January 10, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team faces tough test against Fullerton
Irvine Valley takes on Fullerton Wednesday at 7 p.m. in an Orange Empire Conference match-up at IVC. Fullerton is ranked No. 13 in the state and seventh in Southern California. The Lasers are ranked...
January 6, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team goes cold in showdown with Saddleback
In a defensive battle, Irvine Valley plays right with Saddleback, but falls, 44-34, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night at Saddleback. The Lasers shoot just 31.0 percent in the loss....
January 4, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team takes it to Santa Ana in conference opener
Irvine Valley scores its most points in a game this season in a 93-69 Orange Empire Conference win over Santa Ana at home on Wednesday night. Lance Coleman II posts another 20-plus point performance,...
January 3, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team hosts Santa Ana in OEC opener Wednesday
Irvine Valley, which enters Orange Empire Conference play with a record of 9-6, takes on Santa Ana Wednesday at 7 p.m. at home. IVC defeated LA Valley, 85-81, in its last game on Dec. 30 behind 32...
January 1, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Coleman II's 32 points paces men's basketball team to a win
Freshman forward Lance Coleman II scores a season-high 32 points to help lift Irvine Valley to a 85-81 win on the road at LA Valley Friday. Coleman currently ranks sixth in the state in scoring. Zuri...
December 18, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team plays Saddleback tough, loses in final
After knocking off two other teams ranked in the state poll, Irvine Valley comes up short in a 60-52 loss to No. 1 Saddleback on Saturday in the Bill Brummel Classic at Saddleback. Zuri Williams is...
December 16, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team downs Mt. San Jacinto in Saddleback tourney
After knocking off San Diego City on Thursday, Irvine Valley defeats Mt. San Jacinto, 66-57, on Friday. The Lasers move on to the title game on Saturday against host Saddleback, which is ranked No. 1...
December 15, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team knocks off No. 8 San Diego City in OT
Irvine Valley defeats the eighth-ranked team in the state, San Diego City, 72-70, in overtime on Thursday in the Bill Brummel Classic at Saddleback. Zuri Williams and Lance Coleman II each score 15...
December 10, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team drops second straight in Cypress tourney
Irvine Valley loses to Moorpark, 71-69, on Thursday and then Southwestern, 71-65, on Friday in the Don Johnson Classic at Cypress. Lance Coleman II has two big games for the Lasers with 26 points and...
December 5, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins two at Monterey Tournament
Irvine Valley drops a tough game against Yuba, which is one of the best teams in Northern California, before grinding out wins over South Pudget Sound and Solano in the Monterey Peninsula Tournament...
November 23, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team comes up just short against Warriors
Irvine Valley battles back after trailing by 16 points in the second half, but it isn't enough in a 87-84 loss to El Camino at home Wednesday. IVC sees its record drop to 4-2 overall. The Lasers are...
November 19, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball team rolls to win over Canyons in classic
Irvine Valley scores the first nine points of the game, leads by 21 at halftime and goes on to a 73-59 win over Canyons in the third-place game of the Irvine Valley Classic Saturday. IVC improves its...
November 18, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get past Santa Monica in semis
Irvine Valley falls to Santa Monica, 74-66, in a semifinal game of the Irvine Valley Classic on Friday night. Lance Coleman II finishes with 26 points for the Lasers. IVC plays in the third-place game...
November 17, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team tops Ventura to move on in classic
Irvine Valley pulls away late in the second half and beats Ventura, 72-64, Thursday night in the first game of the Irvine Valley Classic. Lance Coleman II puts up 27 points to lead IVC. IVC takes on...
November 16, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Irvine Valley Classic basketball tournament begins Thursday
Irvine Valley, which is off to a 2-0 start on the season, opens the 22nd Annual Irvine Valley Classic men's basketball tournament against Ventura at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The eight-team tourney runs...
November 12, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins by 17 at Southwestern
Irvine Valley knocks off Southwestern, which was ranked No. 12 in the preseason So. Cal. poll, 86-69, on Friday night on the road. Mike Turner leads the way with 18 points. IVC hosts Ventura in its...
November 1, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team rallies for first win of 2016-17 season
Irvine Valley was down by as many as 17 points to Cuyamaca, but storms back in the second half for a 72-67 victory in its 2016-17 opening game. Lance Coleman III leads the way with 27 points for the...
October 24, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team ranked No. 19 in So. Cal. to start season
Irvine Valley is coming off a 15-13 record for the 2015-16 season. The Lasers return severn players, including guards Zuri Wiliams, Mike Turner and Anthony Hernandez, as well as post players Zach...
August 23, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Chris Lott headed to Azusa Pacific
Freshman guard Chris Lott will play at Division 2 Azusa Pacific next season. He was named second team all-Orange Empire Conference for the Lasers this past season after averaging 10.2 points and 3.8...
July 23, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Top 10 IVC athletics stories of 2015-16 starts next week
In leading up to the start of the 2016-17 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley in late August, the Laser athletic department will begin counting down the top 10 IVC sports stories from the 2015-16...
July 6, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Isaiah Milan commits to San Diego Christian
Freshman guard Isaiah Milan committed to San Diego Christian recently. The 6-0 guard started all 28 games for Irvine Valley last season and averaged 10.0 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0...
June 16, 2016 | Women's Basketball
2016-17 men's and women's basketball schedules posted
The winter season schedules for the Irvine Valley men's and women's basketball teams have been posted. Click on the sport or on schedules for the team to view the 2016-17 games for the Lasers.
June 7, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
Athletes honored in annual end of year awards luncheon
The Irvine Valley athletics department honored its scholar athletes, athletes of the year, team of the year, community award winners, character champions, among others in an end of year luncheon for...
June 1, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Irvine Valley athletics program places 14th among state's best
Irvine Valley's athletics program placed 14th in the state for the 2015-16 school year among community colleges in the state. IVC was once again the highest finisher among non-football institutions.
May 17, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Patrick Sniff signs with Western State
Irvine Valley sophomore post player Patrick Sniff signed with Western State Colorado University last week. Sniff averaged 4.5 points and 3.9 rebounds a game last season for IVC and helped the Lasers...
March 9, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Chris Lott named second team all-OEC
Irvine Valley freshman guard Chris Lott is picked second team all-Orange Empire Conference after averaging 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals during conference action. He averaged...
February 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team ends regular season with road victory
Irvine Valley gets 18 points from point guard Isaiah Milan and 13 points and 11 rebounds from forward Zach Harvey in a 69-54 Orange Empire Conference win at Santa Ana on Friday. IVC out-scored Santa...
February 18, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses by a point at Riverside
Irvine Valley has a late lead, but Riverside scores the final three points for a 69-68 victory over the Lasers. Chris Lott scores a game-high 22 points for Irvine Valley, which finishes the season...
February 11, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't keep up with rival Saddleback
Irvine Valley plays tough in stretches, but the Gauchos have too much in the end in a 71-54 victory over the Lasers in an Orange Empire Conference game Thursday at IVC. Irvine Valley plays two games...
February 5, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team never trails in win over Orange Coast
Irvine Valley takes an early lead and continues to pull away in a 82-68 win over Orange Coast on Friday night. IVC led by 20 points at halftime. Chris Lott had a big night with 22 points for the...
February 3, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team drops another close one, loses to Cypress
After losing to Fullerton by a point on the road last Friday, Irvine Valley comes up short, 50-45, at home against Cypress Wednesday night in an Orange Empire Conference game. Patrick Sniff has 15...
January 30, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls short in upset bid at Fullerton
Irvine Valley holds the lead late, but loses, 66-65, at Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday. Isaiah Milan and Tanner Aguera each provide 10 points for IVC. The Lasers host Cypress...
January 27, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team beats Santa Ana for first OEC win
Irvine Valley out-scores Santa Ana by 10 points in the second half and then survives a Don run in the final 20 minutes in a 76-66 Orange Empire Conference victory at home Wednesday. Chris Lott scores...
January 22, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team's rally attempt falls short
Irvine Valley finishes strong after being down eight points late, but still falls, 59-55, to Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night at home. Chris Lott ends with 18 points and...
January 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team suffers loss at rival Saddleback
Irvine Valley plays tough in the first half at Saddleback, but the Gauchos pull away in the second half for a 65-51 Orange Empire Conference victory. IVC gets 11 points from Jacob Dean. The Lasers...
January 14, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses in overtime at Orange Coast
Irvine Valley storms back at OCC to tie the game, 61-61, at the end of regulation. But the Pirates are seven points better in overtime to take the win. It was the Lasers' third straight loss to open...
January 9, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get untracked at Cypress
Irvine Valley falls behind early and falls, 72-47, in an Orange Empire Conference game at Cypress on Friday. Irvine Valley gets 11 points from Isaiah Milan in the defeat. The Lasers play again next...
January 6, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falters against Fullerton in OEC opener
Irvine Valley can't get untracked offensively in the contest and loses to 13th-ranked in the state Fullerton, 67-55, in an Orange Empire Conference opener at home on Wednesday night. IVC travels to...
December 30, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team cruises to win over LA Valley
Irvine Valley beats the Monarchs, 93-67, in final game before the start of Orange Empire Conference play. The Lasers see 12 players score, including four in double figures. Chris Lott leads the way...
December 19, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins cosolation title at Saddleback
After dropping its first game to a tough Mt. San Jacinto squad, Irvine Valley bounces back with wins over Trade Tech and Long Beach City to finish up Bill Brummel Classic at Saddleback. Isaiah Milan...
December 14, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins consolation title at Cypress event
Irvine Valley bounces back from a tough loss to LA Harbor with wins over Cuyamaca and Victor Valley in the Don Johnson Classic at Cypress this weekend. Chris Lott comes up big in the final two games...
December 10, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls to LA Harbor in Cypress event
Irvine Valley shoots just 33.3 percent from the field as a team in the game and loses to LA Harbor, 58-52, on Thursday in the first round of the Don Johnson Classic at Cypress. Craig Magyar paces IVC...
December 6, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team takes two of three games at Monterey
Irvine Valley falls to American River by a point in its first game of the Monterey Peninsula Classic last weekend, but rebounds with wins over Reedley and host Monterey Peninsula. Craig Magyar has 24...
November 25, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins fourth straight, tops Mt. SAC
Irvine Valley defeats Mt. San Antonio, 71-66, behind 15 points from Mike Turner and 13 points from Isaiah Milan, on Wednesday at home. IVC used a 20-6 run in the first half to take control. The Lasers...
November 21, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team earns Classic title with win over Cerritos
Irvine Valley wins its third straight game in the Irvine Valley College Classic with a 61-51 victory over a tough Cerritos squad on Saturday at home. Isaiah Milan is named MVP and coach Jerry...
November 20, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team moves into title game of IVC Classic
Irvine Valley plays its second strong game in a row in its own tournament, knocking off Santa Monica, 76-62, on Friday. The Lasers got 14 points from Tanner Aguera in the victory. IVC plays Cerritos...
November 19, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team off to flying start in own Classic
Irvine Valley scores early and often in a 88-58 win over Long Beach City in an opening round game of the Irvine Valley Classic on Friday night. IVC is paced by Isaiah Milan with 14 points. The Lasers...
November 18, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Irvine Valley Classic men's basketball tourney set for Thursday
Irvine Valley opens the tournament playing Long Beach City at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The three-day tournament will have four games on both Thursday and Friday and three games on Saturday, including the...
November 14, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team begins season splitting games
Irvine Valley, which is ranked No. 12 in Southern California in the preseason coaches poll, wins at El Camino and then falls at Cuyamaca during its first week of the 2015-16 season. Isaiah Milan has...
June 30, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Irvine Valley College athletics places 12th in NATYCAA Cup
The Lasers end up 12th in the state standings for two-year colleges. It is IVC's best-ever finish in the cup competition. Irvine Valley won state titles in women's volleyball, men's tennis and sand...
June 24, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Chris Salas signs with Academy of Art
Chris Salas, a sophomore guard, signed with Academy of Art University, a Division 2 school in San Francisco. Salas was a first team all-Orange Empire Conference player for the Lasers in 2014-15 after...
June 12, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Andrew Bastien signs with Utah Valley
Irvine Valley 6-9 sophomore center Andrew Bastien recently signed with Utah Valley University. Bastien was named first team all-Orange Empire Conference after averaging 8.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and...
May 14, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Basketball players Golden and Harris sign with Sonoma State
Irvine Valley sophomore guards Jimmy Golden and Ronnie Harris recently signed to play at Sonoma State in the fall. The duo helped Irvine Valley to a 41-16 record over the last two years.
April 19, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Chris Porter signs with Monterey Bay
Irvine Valley sophomore forward Chris Porter signed with Cal State Monterey Bay earlier last week. The 6-6 Porter was a two-year starter for the Lasers. He was named IVC's most inspirational player...
April 8, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team honors sophomores at year-end banquet
Irvine Valley finished the season with a record of 16-11 overall and took second in the Orange Empire Conference. Coach Jerry Hernandez handed out several awards, including co-MVP's to sophomores...
March 10, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Basketball players Bastien and Salas named first team all-OEC
Sophomores Andrew Bastien and Chris Salas represent Irvine Valley on the all-Orange Empire Conference first team, while sophomores Jimmy Golden and Ronnie Harris are second-team picks. IVC finished...
February 24, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team misses playoffs
Irvine Valley, which won its final four games of the regular season and finished second in the Orange Empire Conference, is not one of the final teams picked for the Southern California Regional...
February 21, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team pounds Fullerton for fourth straight win
Irvine Valley out-scores Fullerton, 47-27, in the second half to record a 70-49 win on the road on Friday night in an Orange Empire Conference game to close out the regular season. Chris Salas leads...
February 18, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins third in a row, tops Santa Ana by 11
Irvine Valley improves its record to 15-11 overall and 8-3 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 73-62 win over Santa Ana on Wednesday night at home. The victory locked up second place in conference...
February 12, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team keeps rolling with win over Cypress
Irvine Valley wins its fourth game in its last five contests and stays alone in second place in the Orange Empire Conference standings with a 70-54 victory over Cypress at home Thursday. IVC shoots...
February 11, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team leads all the way in win at Riverside
Irvine Valley picks up a big Orange Empire Conference win on the road, taking down Riverside, 67-59, Tuesday night. IVC, which was led by Ronnie Harris with 11 points and five assists, moves into...
February 6, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get past Saddleback
Irvine Valley falls to the No. 4-ranked team in the state, 58-49, in an Orange Empire Conference game at home on Friday. The Lasers fall into second-place tie with Santa Ana in the standings. Andrew...
January 30, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team finishes strong to top Orange Coast
Irvine Valley's basketball team closes out the game, outscoring Orange Coast, 8-2, to pull out a 59-58 Orange Empire Conference victory at home on Friday night. Ronnie Harris paces IVC with 14 points.
January 29, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Basketball teams gear up for Pink Night Friday vs. Orange Coast
IVC hosts its annual Pink/Coaches vs. Cancer games Friday night. The men's game is at 5 p.m. and the women's game is at 7 p.m. Part of the proceeds from the games will go to the foundation from a...
January 28, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team flattens Fullerton at home
Irvine Valley beats the Hornets, 71-35, in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday night at IVC. It was the least amount of points the Lasers have given up in a game this season. All 13 Irvine...
January 28, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Irvine Valley men's basketball team clinic at Springbrook
The Irvine Valley men's basketball team, guided by associate head coach Jason Garey, recently did a clinic for upper grade students at Springbrook Elementary in Irvine. Thanks to Springbrook for...
January 23, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses in double overtime at Santa Ana
Irvine Valley falls, 78-76, on the road in a key Orange Empire Conference game. Andrew Bastien finishes with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Lasers. IVC hosts Fullerton on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
January 21, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team escapes with win at Cypress
Irvine Valley rallies in the second half and then holds on for a 58-54 Orange Empire Conference victory at Cypress on Wednesday night. Craig Magyar comes off the bench to lead the team with 10 points...
January 20, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gives back
The Irvine Valley men's basketball team recently visited a local elementary school and ran a clinic. It was fun and informative for the school children and a great way for the Lasers to share their...
January 16, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Golden's hot shooting lifts men's basketball team to victory
Irvine Valley beats Riverside, 65-61, behind 15 points and four three-pointers by sophomore guard Jimmy Golden in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night at home. IVC is at Cypress next...
January 14, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team comes up just short at No. 1 Saddleback
Irvine Valley rallied in the second half to take the top team in the state down to the wire before falling, 61-57, in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday night at Saddleback. IVC hosts...
January 7, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team starts conference with convincing win
Irvine Valley leads from start to finish in a 60-40 win at Orange Coast in its Orange Empire Conference opener on Wednesday. Chris Salas leads the way for the Lasers with 21 points. IVC plays at No. 1...
December 30, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team lets game slip away against El Camino
The Lasers are out-scored, 7-0, to end regulation and then lose in overtime, 60-56, at home Tuesday night. IVC, which led by as many as nine points in second half, saw its record fall to 7-7 overall....
December 18, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team drops tough one in overtime to Chaffey
Irvine Valley leads for much of the game through regulation, but can't finish off the Panthers and then falls in overtime, 66-60, in a first-round game of the Brummel Classic at Saddleback. Jimmy...
December 13, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team tops Cypress for consolation title
Irvine Valley beats Cypress and former IVC associate head coach Andrew Alhadeff, 68-54, in the consolation final of the Santa Barbara Tournament on Saturday. Chris Porter is named all-tournament for...
December 12, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team splits first two games in Santa Barbara
The Lasers suffer a disappointing, 63-60, defeat to Victor Valley in the opening game of the Santa Barbara Tournament on Thursday, but rebound with a 62-56, win over Pasadena in a consolation game on...
November 26, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team done in by top team in state
Irvine Valley falls behind by 15 points in the first half and falls to Mt. San Antonio, 60-46, on Tuesday on the road. IVC is paced by Chris Salas, who scores an Irvine Valley career-high 20 points in...
November 22, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team takes IVC Classic title in overtime thriller
Irvine Valley beats Canyons, 72-64, in overtime in the title game of the Irvine Valley Classic Saturday. Jimmy Golden, who was named tourney MVP, hits a three-pointer at the end of regulation to send...
November 21, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team tops Cerritos in classic, moves on to final
Irvine Valley holds on to beat Cerritos, 65-60, in a hard-fought Irvine Valley Classic championship semifinal game on Friday night. Jalen Hall scores 18 points. IVC takes on Canyons in tournament...
November 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team crushes Santa Monica for first win of year
Irvine Valley plays strong from the start and takes it to Santa Monica, 77-49, in an opening round game of the Irvine Valley Classic on Thursday night. Chris Porter and Chris Salas each score 16...
November 19, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Irvine Valley Classic basketball tournament starts Thursday
The 20th Annual Irvine Valley Classic begins on Thursday with four games. Irvine Valley, which has a record of 0-1 so far this season, opens at 6 p.m. against Santa Monica.
November 13, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls to Cuyamaca in 2014-15 opener
Irvine Valley has a tough shooting night, making just 29.4 percent of its field goals, in a 69-55 loss to Cuyamaca on Thursday night at home. Jalen Hall and Jimmy Golden score 11 points each for IVC.
November 13, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team opens season tonight with home game
Irvine Valley plays Cuyamaca at 5 p.m. at home in its first game of the 2014-15 season. The Lasers are led by sophomore returning starters Chris Porter, Jalen Hall and Jimmy Golden.
November 6, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team ranked No. 8 in Southern California
In the CCCMCCA preseason poll, Irvine Valley is ranked No. 8 in Southern California. IVC finished the year with a record of 25-5 last season. IVC opens 2014-15 next Thursday with a home game against...
August 11, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Yanick Kulich signs with The Academy of Art
The recently graduated sophomore player battled back from injuries to be a solid contributor on the 2013-14 IVC men's basketball team. The 6-6 Kulich averaged 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds this past...
August 8, 2014 | Men's Basketball
No. 9 Story of Year - Men's basketball team reaches No. 1
Irvine Valley's men's basketball team moving to the top of the state poll for the first time in program history last December comes in at No. 9 in IVC's top 10 stories of the 2013-14 school year.
August 7, 2014 | Men's Basketball
No. 10 (Tie) Story of Year - Coach Drew heads to Cypress
IVC men's basketball associate head coach Drew Alhadeff being named the head coach at Cypress checks in at a tie for No. 10 in IVC's top 10 athletic stories of 2013-14. He becomes just the fourth...
July 16, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Austin Priest headed to Chapman
The 6-6 forward was a two-year player at Irvine Valley. He scored 15 points in Irvine Valley's big win over Cerritos last season. Chapman made the NCAA Division 3 tournament in 2013-14.
June 27, 2014 | Women's Volleyball
Mitchem and Hunter named IVC's 2013-14 athletes of the year
Mitchem wins the female athlete of the year nod after dominant indoor and outdoor volleyball seasons, while Hunter takes the male athlete of the year honor after two standout seasons on the men's...
June 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Shaquille Hunter signs with Dominguez Hills
The two-year starter and two-year all-conference player for the Lasers goes down as the third-leading scorer in IVC program history. He hit the biggest shot of this past season, nailing a game-winning...
June 13, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Declan Daly headed to San Marcos
The 6-7 center was named first team all-Orange Empire Conference this past season at Irvine Valley after averaging 8.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and shooting 59.5 percent from the field.
June 11, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Anthony Susnjara named assistant men's basketball coach
The former Coast Carolina and Australian pro player and Santa Margarita High assistant coach will join the Laser men's staff for the 2014-15 season. IVC, which was ranked as high as No. 1 in the state...
June 5, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Athletic Director Keith Shackleford honored by IRDAB
Shackleford, the Dean of Kinesiology, Health and Athletics, was recognized by the Irvine Residents with Disabilities Advisory Board. With Shackleford is former IVC student and current Laser announcer...
May 30, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Basketball player Dathon Spencer signs with Lethbridge
The 6-0 sophomore guard was the first player off the bench for the Lasers the last two seasons. Spencer, one of Irvine Valley's top defenders and a team leader, helped IVC to a record of 25-5 in...
May 13, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Assistant basketball coach Drew Alhadeff lands Cypress job
Alhadeff, who has been an assistant coach at Irvine Valley for the last eight years, including the last three as associate head coach, was announced as the Chargers new head man last week.
March 11, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Former IVC player Kalob Hatcher named all-conference at Montana State Billings
Hatcher, who was named an all-Orange Empire Conference player and team MVP after the 2011-12 season at Irvine Valley, just finished up his senior year at Montana State University Billings.
March 5, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team has season end in San Bernardino
The Lasers, seeded 18th in the Southern California Regional Playoffs, lost at No. 2 San Bernardino Valley, 65-49, on Wednesday night. Shaquille Hunter is the only Lasers player in double figures with...
February 28, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team takes on San Bernardino Valley next
The Lasers, seeded 18th, will travel to the second-seeded Wolverines Saturday for a second round match-up in the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs. The Lasers are coming off a 54-50 win over No. 15 Grossmont...
February 26, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team holds off Grossmont
The Lasers win their playoff opener, 54-50, Wednesday night at Grossmont. Shaquille Hunter leads with 19 points. IVC, the No. 18 seed, plays at No. 2 San Bernardino Valley at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
February 24, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team opens playoffs on Wednesday
The Lasers, who were third in the Orange Empire Conference, receive the 18th seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will travel to No. 15 Grossmont on Wednesday. Grossmont won its...
February 19, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team ends regular season with dramatic win
The Lasers win a low-scoring, tough, defensive battle with Riverside, 48-46, at home on Wednesday night. Shaquille Hunter's free throws with 7.4 seconds left were the difference. IVC now awaits for...
February 14, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team rebounds in win over Fullerton
The Lasers bounce back from a tough home loss to Santa Ana on Tuesday with a 71-60 victory at Fullerton on Thursday night. Shaquille Hunter paced the team with 13 points. IVC hosts Riverside next...
February 11, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team can't get past Santa Ana
Irvine Valley can't follow up its big win over Saddleback last week with another over Santa Ana on Tuesday night at home. The Lasers' 64-61 loss drops them to third place in the conference standings.
February 7, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team knocks off Saddleback again
Irvine Valley plays a strong second half to beat its district rival, 56-42, at home on Friday night. It is Irvine Valley's second win over Saddleback this season. Shaq Hunter leads the way with 15...
February 5, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team pulls win out at Orange Coast
The Lasers were in a battle most of the night and used a late run to secure a 67-60 victory over the host Pirates. Dathon Spencer came off the bench to pace IVC with 18 points.
January 31, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team keeps pace with win over Cypress
The Lasers open up the second round of Orange Empire Conference play with a dominating, 64-41, victory on the road Friday night.
January 24, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team falls at Riverside
The Lasers drop their second game in conference, losing to the Tigers, 66-55
January 22, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team gets back to winning ways
After a tough loss at Santa Ana, the Lasers beat Fullerton at home, 88-76
January 17, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team struggles in first half and loses at Santa Ana
The Lasers get off to a slow start, rally back, but ball in overtime at Santa Ana, 70-67
January 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Hunter's heroics lifts men's basketball team over Saddleback
Standout sophomore Shaquille Hunter sinks a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds left to give Irvine Valley a 64-63 win at Saddleback in IVC's biggest win of the season so far.
January 10, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team downs Orange Coast, improves to 17-1
The Lasers, ranked No. 13 in state, get off to a fast start in second straight win to open conference
January 8, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team breezes past Cypress
The Lasers, ranked 13th in the state, improve their record to 16-1 overall with a 84-51 win in the OEC opener at home on Wednesday over Cypress. The 16-1 record is the best start in program history...
December 28, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team preps for conference with easy win
The Lasers improve their record to 15-1 with a 79-57 win over LA Valley on Saturday night at home. IVC now opens conference on Jan. 8 at home against Cypress at 5:30 p.m.
December 22, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins consolation title at Saddleback tourney
The Lasers bounce back from their first loss of the season with two straight wins, including beating Long Beach City, 59-36, on Saturday in the consolation final of the Brummel Classic.
December 20, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team bounces back with a win
After losing its first game of the season, Irvine Valley defeats LA Trade Tech, 69-55, in the Saddleback Tournament on Friday. Shaquille Hunter scores 22 points in the victory. IVC will take on Long...
December 19, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team loses first game of the season
Irvine Valley, which is ranked No. 1 in the state had its unbeaten record to start the season snapped in a 59-41 loss to Mt. San Jacinto in the Saddleback Tournament on Thursday.
December 17, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team ranked No. 1 in the state
For the first time in school history, Irvine Valley's men's basketball team reaches the top spot in the state rankings. IVC had been ranked No. 2 in the state two times before. The Lasers have a 12-0...
December 16, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team takes title in Santa Barbara
Irvine Valley wins its third tournament of the season, taking the title for the first time at the SBCC Classic in Santa Barbara. IVC defeats Victor Valley in the final, 84-78. Jalen Hall earns MVP...
December 7, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team wins Monterey Tournament
Irvine Valley wins its second tournament of the year and improves its record to 9-0 with three wins in Monterey. IVC beats host Monterey Peninsula, 56-42, in the final. Declan Daly is named MVP.
December 3, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team up to 11th in the state
The Lasers are ranked fifth in Southern California and 11th in the state in this week's first in-season polls. The Lasers have a record of 6-0 overall.
November 26, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team grinds out win over MiraCosta
The Lasers, coming off beating No. 2 Cerritos in overtime to win their own IVC Classic, have a tough time with MiraCosta before pulling out a 57-46 victory on Tuesday night. Shaquille Hunter leads...
November 23, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team outlasts Cerritos to win own tourney
The Lasers defeat Cerritos, the No. 2 -ranked team in Southern California, 83-77, in double overtime in the championship game of the Irvine Valley College Classic on Saturday night. Shaquille Hunter...
November 22, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team moves into classic title game
Irvine Valley will play for the title of its own tournament for the first time since 2009 after beating Long Beach City, 82-68, on Friday night. The Lasers will take on Cerritos in the championship on...
November 21, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team pulls away for IVC Classic win
The Lasers beat Imperial Valley in the first round of its own Irvine Valley Classic tournament on Thursday. Shaquille Hunter goes for 18 points. The Lasers move on to play Long Beach City on Friday.
November 20, 2013 | Men's Basketball
IVC Men's Basketball Tournament set for Thursday
The Lasers, who have a 2-0 record, open their own Irvine Valley Classic on Thursday with a 6 p.m. game against Imperial Valley. Cerritos, Canyons, Santa Monica, Cuyamaca, Long Beach City and Ventura...
November 8, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team tops Southwestern in opener
The Lasers get the 2013-14 season off to a good start with a 59-48 win over Southwestern at home on Friday. Freshman Jimmy Golden paces the team with 15 points and Shaquille Hunter adds 13 points for...
November 7, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball player Shaquille Hunter featured
The sophomore guard is part of the featured student-athlete spotlight on the Orange Empire Conference website.
November 7, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball team opens season on Friday
The Lasers will open the 2013-14 season against Southwestern at home on Friday at 7 p.m. IVC is coming off a season in which it finished 16-12 overall and was third in the Orange Empire Conference.
| Conf | All | |
| Fullerton | 11-1 | 26-7 |
| Saddleback | 10-2 | 24-5 |
| Riverside | 8-4 | 23-9 |
| Irvine Valley | 5-7 | 14-14 |
| Cypress | 5-7 | 13-15 |
| Santa Ana | 2-10 | 7-21 |
| Orange Coast | 1-11 | 8-19 |
