Irvine Valley star sophomore men's basketbfall player Charlie Henderson is headed to NCAA Division II Cal State San Marcos in the San Diego area.
San Marcos competes in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.
The 6-8 Henderson, who went to Santa Margarita High, was named second team all-Orange Empire Conference for IVC last season.
He led the Lasers in scoring (13.3 points), rebounds (9.8) and blocks (1.4) on the season.
The post player scored in double figures in 17 games this past season with six games scoring more than 20 points.
His high was 28 points in a 68-61 loss at home to Santa Ana on Jan. 9.
Henderson recorded 15 games with double-digit rebounds, including five straight contests in December. Over those five games he had 57 boards.
He shot 50.2 percent from the field (147 of 293) on the season and 50.3 in conference action.
For a big man, Henderson was also a 38.5 percent three-point shooter (25 of 65) in the OEC.
Henderson showed much improvement in his sophomore season after averaging 6.9 points and 5.8 rebounds during his freshman year during the 2021-22 campaign.
Cal State San Marcos had a solid season, finishing with a record of 20-11 overall and 17-5 in the CCAA. The team was also 12-1 at home.
The Cougars reached the NCAA Division II West Regionals.
