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Men's basketball team moves into title game of IVC Classic
Nov 20, 2009
The Lasers hold on to beat Cerritos, 76-70, in a semifinal game on Friday night. IVC will take on Santa Monica in the final at 4 p.m. on Saturday. More scores and schedules here.

Men's basketball team wins opener in IVC Classic
Nov 19, 2009
The Lasers handle Canyons, 72-52, on Thursday. Other winners included Santa Monica, Imperial Valley and Cerritos. Thursday scores and Friday's schedule posted here.

Men's basketball team set to host 15th Annual Irvine Valley Classic on Thursday
Nov 17, 2009
The event, sponsored by San Juan Hills Toyota, will be held Thursday, Nov. 19 through Saturday, Nov. 21. Long Beach City returns to defend its title.

Men's basketball team improves to 3-0
Nov 15, 2009
The Lasers go on the road Friday night and beat Cuyamaca, 66-48, in a non-conference game. Joe Eberhard leads the way with 16 points.

Men's soccer finishes season with a win
Nov 13, 2009
The Lasers beat Cypress, 4-3, in an Orange Empire Conference match at home on Friday. Brandon Mulhall scores two goals and Luis Miguel has a goal and two assists.

Men's basketball team downs Southwestern
Nov 11, 2009
The Lasers improve to 2-0 with a 67-54 victory over the Apaches Tuesday night at home. Durrell Norman had 15 points and Max Carrier finished with 14 points and 8 rebounds for IVC.

Men's basketball team ranked this week
Nov 09, 2009
The Lasers are No. 11 in the Southern California Regional Coach's Poll.

Men's basketball team impressive in opener
Nov 07, 2009
The Lasers race out to a big lead, thanks to tough defense, and go on to a 68-39 win over MiraCosta in their first game of the 2009-10 season Friday night at IVC.

Men's basketball player Jeff Ledbetter named all-conference
Feb 23, 2009
Ledbetter, a sophomore guard headed to the University of Idaho, is a first team pick and IVC's Kwame Alexander and Brandon Hucks make the conference's honorable mention list.

Men's basketball team leaders
Feb 19, 2009
Main category individual stats for the 08-09 Lasers - through Feb. 18 (final regular season stats)

Men's basketball team ends season with win
Feb 18, 2009
The Lasers defeat Cypress, 88-78, on the road Wednesday night. Jon Reed has 21 points. The Lasers are a long shot to make the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs.

Men's basketball team wins second straight
Feb 16, 2009
The Lasers hold Santa Ana to just 25.4 percent shooting in a 58-41 victory last Friday on the road. Brandon Hucks leads the way with 17 points.

Men's basketball team stuns Saddleback
Feb 11, 2009
Jeff Ledbetter's three-pointer at the buzzer gives Irvine Valley a 62-60 win over the fourth-ranked team in the state. Jon Reed sinks five three-pointers and scores a season-high 25 points for IVC.

Homecoming set for Wednesday night's basketball games
Feb 09, 2009
The Laser men take on Saddleback at 5:30 p.m. and the women follow at 7:30 p.m. Homecoming celebrations start at 4 p.m. with pre-game food, music and games.

Men's basketball team plays Riverside tough in loss
Feb 06, 2009
The Lasers rally late to tie the game, but end up falling, 71-66, to the No. 2-ranked team in the state Friday night in a conference game at IVC.

Men's basketball team wins first conference game
Feb 05, 2009
IVC beats Orange Coast, 85-73, on the road on Wednesday to stop an eight-game losing streak. IVC shoots 76.2 percent from the field. Andrew Arnold scores a career-high 20 points.

Men's basketball team scores just 39 points in loss to Santa Ana
Jan 21, 2009
The Dons score with 12 seconds left to break a tie and hand IVC a 41-39 defeat Wednesday night at Irvine Valley. The Lasers' record slips to 10-14 overall and 0-5 in conference.

Men's basketball team drops third straight in conference
Jan 15, 2009
The Lasers, with only eight players, can't stay with Riverside in a 67-53 loss at Riverside Wednesday night.

Men's basketball team falls flat against Fullerton
Jan 08, 2009
The Lasers have their troubles in a 65-40 loss at home to open Orange Empire Conference play Wednesday night. IVC plays at home against Orange Coast Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Men's basketball team defeats El Camino
Dec 30, 2008
The Lasers play a strong first half and win, 79-63, in a non-conference game at home on Tuesday. Brandon Hucks scores 19 points for IVC.

Men's basketball team drops two of three at Saddleback tourney
Dec 21, 2008
The Lasers lose to Mt. San Jacinto and LA Trade Tech and beat Gavilan. Their record sits at 9-8 heading into the holiday break.

Men's basketball team drops opener in Saddleback Tournament
Dec 18, 2008
The Lasers lose to Mt. San Jacinto, 59-57, on Thursday afternoon and fall into the consolation bracket. The team plays again on Friday.

Men's basketball makes final in Sacramento
Dec 08, 2008
The Lasers win two of three games at the American River Tournament in Sacramento. They fall in the final to Yuba City.

Men's basketball team holds on to beat Miramar
Nov 29, 2008
The Lasers let an 18-point halftime lead slip away, but still come away with a 68-58 victory Saturday night at home. Jeff Ledbetter leads the way with 25 points.

Men's basketball team beats Cuyamaca again
Nov 21, 2008
The Lasers, who defeated Cuyamaca, in the third-place game of the IVC Classic last Saturday, hand the Coyotes another loss, 59-44, in a non-conference game at Irvine Valley Friday night.

2008-09 Men's Basketball Preview
Nov 17, 2008
The Lasers return two key players from last year's team along with a solid group of new players, including two Division I transfers.

Men's basketball team wins two of three in IVC Classic
Nov 16, 2008
The Lasers pick up their first win of the season, beating Imperial Valley on Thursday and finish the tourney defeating Cuyamaca on Saturday. Matt Ballard named all-tournament.

Men's basketball tournament final day scores and recaps
Nov 15, 2008
Long Beach City rallies to beat Cerritos, 57-54, in the final. LBCC's Lane Whitney named MVP. Irvine Valley beats Cuyamaca in third place game.

Men's basketball tournament second day scores
Nov 14, 2008
IVC falls to Long Beach City, 61-48, in a semifinal contest. Cerritos meets Long Beach City in the championship game on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Men's basketball tournament first day scores and highlights
Nov 13, 2008
Irvine Valley pulls out a 55-52 win over Imperial Valley behind 17 points from Brandon Hucks. IVC plays Long Beach City in the semis at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Men's basketball tournament starts Thursday
Nov 12, 2008
The 14th Annual Irvine Valley College Classic presented by Claremont Toyota will feature four games on Thursday and Friday and three on Saturday. IVC opens Thursday at 6 p.m.

Men's basketball tournament schedule set
Nov 05, 2008
The 14th Annual Irvine Valley College Classic presented by Claremont Toyota will be played Nov. 13-15. Actual bracket is posted on men's basketball web page.

Men's basketball team begins season No. 15 in state
Oct 30, 2008
The Lasers, who reached the So. Cal. Regional playoff finals a year ago, are also ranked No. 8 in the Southern California poll to start the year. First game is Nov. 7 at Palomar.

Men's basketball team hosting golf tournament
Aug 11, 2008
The fund-raising event will be held on Oct. 17 at Anaheim Hills Golf Course.

Basketball player Blake Wallace signs with University of San Francisco
May 30, 2008
The sophomore forward was named the Lasers' team most valuable player this past season.

Men's basketball camp flyer posted on Web site
May 21, 2008
Two camps are being offered (June 23-26 and July 7-10). More information is available by clicking on the basketball camp link on the men's home page.

Basketball player Jason Toney commits to Claremont McKenna
May 15, 2008
The two-year starter for the Lasers was named the team's most academic and best defender this past season.

Basketball player Kashif Watson signs with Idaho
May 03, 2008
The sophomore guard/forward led the Lasers in scoring this past season at 13.3 points per game.

Men's basketball player AJ Kapanoske signs with Cal State Sacramento
Apr 28, 2008
The sophomore out of Orange Lutheran High was a reserve center for the Lasers' team that finished with a record of 27-5 this past season.

Men's basketball team falls at Trade Tech
Mar 08, 2008
The Lasers can't fight all the way back from a double-digit second half deficit and lose, 84-81, Saturday night in a Southern California Regional Final in Los Angeles. IVC ends the season with a record of 27-5.

Men's basketball team plays for a trip to state on Saturday
Mar 07, 2008
The Lasers take on L.A. Trade Tech on the road in a Southern California Regional Playoff final at 7 p.m. Directions are inside.

Men's basketball team wins playoff opener
Feb 29, 2008
The Lasers move into the Southern California Regional finals with a 90-75 win over College of the Desert at home on Friday night.

Men's basketball team playoff notes
Feb 28, 2008
Capsules of Desert and Irvine Valley, which meet Friday night at IVC in the semifinals of the So Cal Playoffs at 7 p.m.

Men's basketball team to take on Desert on Friday
Feb 27, 2008
The Lasers, who finished second in the Orange Empire Conference, meet College of the Derert, which tied for its conference title, in the first round of the playoffs at 7 p.m. at IVC. Admission will be charged for the game.

Both basketball teams make the playoffs
Feb 25, 2008
The men's team gets the No. 6 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host No. 12 College of the Desert Friday night at 7 p.m., while the women's team is seeded 13th and plays at No. 4 Ventura on Friday night at 7 p.m.

Men's basketball team wins final regular season game
Feb 22, 2008
The Lasers have little trouble in beating Saddleback, 90-74, at home on Friday night. Playoff pairings will be announced on Monday.

Baseball team beats LA Harbor
Feb 19, 2008
The Lasers score two runs in the fifth and two more in the eighth to break open a close game and earn a 9-5 win. Danny Heben has another solid outing on the mound.

Men's basketball team cruises by Santa Ana
Feb 13, 2008
The Lasers score their third most points in a game this season, beating Santa Ana, 96-63, Wednesday night at home.

Women's basketball team comes up short against Riverside
Feb 08, 2008
The Lasers lose, 78-69, in important conference game at home Friday night.

Men's basketball team loses second straight
Feb 08, 2008
The Lasers see their chances of winning a conference title fade after losing to Riverside at home Friday night.

Men's basketball team falls to Fullerton
Feb 07, 2008
The Lasers fall into a tie for first place in conference after a 71-64 loss to the Hornets Wednesday night on the road.

Jerry Hernandez earns his 250th victory at IVC
Feb 06, 2008
The Laser coach, in his 13th year, improved his record to 250-150 with the team's win over Orange Coast last Friday.

Men's basketball team shoots lights out at OCC
Feb 01, 2008
The Lasers shoot 62.7 percent as a team in a 89-62 win. It is the team's 12th straight victory and improves their record to 23-2 overall.

Men's basketball stat leaders
Jan 24, 2008
For games through Jan. 23, 2008.

Men's basketball team wins 10th straight
Jan 23, 2008
The Lasers, who are ranked first in Southern California and second in the state, rout Cypress, 84-57, on the road Wednesday night.

Men's basketball team ranked No. 2 in state
Jan 21, 2008
The Lasers move up one spot from last week and now sit in the second position behind San Francisco.

Men's basketball team stays undefeated in conference
Jan 19, 2008
The Lasers pull away late for a 92-73 win at Santa Ana on Friday. Jeff Ledbetter comes off the bench to pace IVC with 19 points. Bryce Webster finishes with 16 points.

Men's basketball team wins late at Riverside
Jan 16, 2008
The Lasers pull out their second straight over a state-ranked team and stay undefeated in conference play with a 63-62 victory Wednesday night. Bryce Webster leads the way with 19 points.

Men's basketball team wins double-overtime thriller over Fullerton
Jan 11, 2008
The Lasers battle back from 15 points in the second half to tie things up and then win in the second overtime, 91-84, Friday night at home.

Men's basketball team has showdown with Fullerton on Friday.
Jan 10, 2008
The Lasers, who are ranked third in the state, take on eighth-ranked Fullerton in a conference match-up at 5:30 p.m.

Men's basketball player Bryce Webster commits to Utah State
Jan 10, 2008
The 6-9 sophomore center played at the University of Minnesota last season before joining the Lasers this year.

Strong second half leads men's basketball team to victory
Jan 09, 2008
The Lasers out-score Orange Coast, 39-13, in the final 20 minutes and breeze to a 71-39 win at home in the conference opener Wednesday night.

Men's basketball team edges LA Valley
Jan 05, 2008
The Lasers finish up the non-conference portion of their schedule with a tough 74-68 victory Saturday night at home.

Men's basketball team hosts LA Valley on Saturday
Jan 03, 2008
The Lasers are coming off two straight wins and are ranked sixth in the state. Game time is 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Men's basketball team rebounds with two straight wins in Saddleback tourney
Dec 15, 2007
After losing in the first game to LA Trade Tech, IVC comes back with wins over Santa Monica and Barstow.

Men's basketball team loses in first round of Saddleback tourney
Dec 13, 2007
The Lasers struggle shooting in the second half and fall to LA Trade Tech, 77-68, Thursday afternoon. IVC plays Santa Monica 1 p.m. on Friday in a consolation game.

Men's basketball team drops first game
Dec 09, 2007
The Lasers fall in the title game of the Rio Hondo Tournament to LA City Saturday night.

Basketball player La'Shard Anderson signs with Boise State
Dec 02, 2007
Anderson, who is a freshman, is the Lasers' starting point guard this season. He was one of the top players in the San Diego area last year.

Men's basketball team wins Beaver Classic in Sacramento
Dec 01, 2007
The Lasers, ranked sixth in the state, beat eighth-ranked Yuba by 16 points in the final on Saturday.

Men's basketball team now ranked third in the state
Nov 19, 2007
The Lasers jump up eight spots after winning their own tournament over the weekend. San Joaquin Delta and Fullerton hold the top two spots.

IVC Classic men's basketball tournament - Final Day Results, Reports and All-Tourney Team
Nov 17, 2007
Irvine Valley wins its own tournament for the first time since the 1996-97 season, beating Long Bech City in the final, 79-68, Saturday night. IVC's Bryce Webster named MVP.

IVC Classic men's basketball tournament - Second Day Results/Final Day Schedule
Nov 16, 2007
Irvine Valley and Long Beach City win on Friday and will face off in the title game on Saturday at 4 p.m. IVC is looking for its first Classic title since 1997-98.

IVC Classic men's basketball tournament - First Day Results/Second Day Schedule
Nov 15, 2007
Long Beach City, Ventura, Cerritos and Irvine Valley win games on Thursday. Friday's games are at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

IVC Classic men's basketball tournament schedule and preview
Nov 14, 2007
The eight-team event, sponsored by Spectrum Bank, runs Thursday, Nov. 15 through Saturday, Nov. 17 in Hart Gymnasium.

Men's basketball team ranked eighth in state
Nov 13, 2007
It is the highest ranking ever for IVC in the 15-plus year history of the program.

Men's basketball team downs Miracosta
Nov 10, 2007
The Lasers win their second straight to start the season, defeating Miracosta, 75-58, Friday night at Palomar College.

Men's basketball team wins big in opener
Nov 07, 2007
The Lasers reach the 100-point mark Wednesday night at home, beating Palomar, 100-67, to start the 2007-08 campaign.

Irvine Valley Men's Basketball Jamboree Scrimmage Schedule
Oct 24, 2007
A listing of teams and their game times for the event, which is being held in IVC's Hart Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday.

Men's basketball player Josh Cheek commits to East Bay
May 29, 2007
The 6-4 sophomore guard/forward was a starter this past season for the Lasers and averaged 4.7 points a game.

Basketball player David Ekott commits to Chapman
May 28, 2007
The sophomore forward averaged 3.1 points this season. He is headed to a Chapman team that won the Division III West Regional Championship.

Basketball player Marcus Blackshire signs with Montana State
May 24, 2007
The standout freshman forward averaged 10.6 points and 8.9 rebounds for the Lasers this past season.

Basketball player Ceylon Elgin-Taylor signs with Montana
May 10, 2007
The 6-2 point guard was a two-year, first-team all-Orange Empire Conference player for the Lasers.

Men's basketball team misses playoffs
Feb 20, 2007
Despite winning its last three games of the regular season and having the criteria to receive a berth, the Lasers are passed over for the postseason.

Saturday's men's basketball game cancelled
Feb 16, 2007
The Lasers will not host Moorpark because of transportation issues for the Raiders.

Men's basketball team gets big win over Fullerton
Feb 14, 2007
The Lasers finish the regular season with a 68-60 victory over the Hornets Wednesday night at home. IVC now awaits word on the playoffs.

Men's basketball team keeps postseason hopes alive
Feb 11, 2007
The Lasers win two straight games, including earning a victory in double overtime at Cypress on Friday to stay in the hunt for a Southern California Regional Playoff berth.

Second half dooms men's basketball team
Feb 02, 2007
The Lasers get out-scored by 12 in the second half and fall, 60-46, to Riverside Friday night at home.

Men's basketball team edges Santa Ana on the road
Jan 27, 2007
After losing a close game to the Dons the first time the two teams met, IVC pulls out a 83-79 victory Friday night.

Men's basketball team drops road game to Fullerton
Jan 22, 2007
After playing well to beat Cypress earlier last week for their first win in conference play, the Lasers fall at Fullerton, 74-65, on Friday.

Men's basketball team drops fourth straight
Jan 13, 2007
The Lasers get off to a rough start against Orange Coast and end can never catch up in a 59-51 loss at home on Friday.

Men's basketball team loses late lead and falls
Jan 10, 2007
The Lasers get out-scored, 8-0, by Riverside to end the game and drop their third straight conference game, 63-57, Wednesday night on the road.

Men's basketball team drops first two in conference
Jan 08, 2007
The Lasers open with tough home defeats to Santa Ana and Saddleback last week. IVC plays at Riverside Wednedsay.

Men's basketball team drops two of three at Hancock tourney
Jan 01, 2007
The Lasers head into Orange Empire Conference play this week with a record of 11-7 overall. IVC hosts Santa Ana Wednesday and Saddleback on Friday.

Men's basketball team loses tourney opener in double overtime
Dec 28, 2006
The Lasers fall to Santa Barbara in the first game of the Allan Hancock Tournament in Santa Maria on Thursday. IVC is scheduled to play Cuesta in a consolation game on Friday.

Men's basketball team moves up in rankings
Dec 25, 2006
Lasers now ranked eighth in Southern California.

Men's basketball team holds off Cuyamaca
Dec 20, 2006
Irvine Valley lets a 10-point lead slip away in the final minutes, but still picks up a 71-70 win in overtime Tuesday night.

Men's basketball team takes third in tourney
Dec 18, 2006
The Lasers beat Saddleback in the third-place game of the Saddleback Tournament on Saturday. IVC hosts Cuyamaca in a non-conference game this Tuesday.

Men's basketball team reaches final of Rio Hondo tourney
Dec 11, 2006
The Lasers beat Glendale and Cerritos in the event before falling to Santa Ana in the title contest last weekend.

Men's basketball team knocks off Glendale
Dec 07, 2006
The Lasers win their first game in the Rio Hondo Tournament on Thursday. IVC moves on to face Cerritos Friday at 5 p.m.

Men's basketball team drops final two of tourney
Nov 19, 2006
The Lasers lose to Cuyamaca in the semifinals of the IVC Classic Friday and then fall to Cerritos in the third-place game on Saturday.

IVC Classic Basketball Tournament final day results
Nov 18, 2006
Cuyamaca defeats Canyons for title on Saturday. Cuyamaca's Luke Kelly named MVP. IVC loses in third place game to Cerritos.

IVC Classic Basketball Tournament second day results
Nov 17, 2006
Canyons defeats Cerritos and Cuyamaca beats Irvine Valley in semifinal action. Canyons plays Cuyamaca in the final on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m.

IVC Classic Basketball Tournament first day results
Nov 16, 2006
Canyons, Cerritos, Irvine Valley and Cuyamaca are winners on the first day.

Men's basketball team holds off Long Beach City
Nov 16, 2006
The Lasers win their first round game in their own tournament, 58-55, over the Vikings on Thursday. Ceylon Elgin-Taylor scores 17 points in the victory.

IVC men's basketball tournament starts Thursday
Nov 15, 2006
The 12th Annual Irvine Valley Classic will have four games on both Thursday and Friday with three games, including the final at 4 p.m., on Saturday.

2006-07 men's basketball team preview
Nov 08, 2006

Men's basketball team hosting golf tournament
Sep 15, 2006
The fourth annual fundraiser will be held Friday, Oct. 13 at Anaheim Hills Golf Course.

Basketball player Tyler Gottstein signs with Concordia
Aug 31, 2006
The guard/forward was named honorable mention all-Orange Empire Conference last season after averaging 8.8 points and 4.9 rebounds a game.

Basketball player Kyle Hogan headed to Pepperdine
Aug 21, 2006
Hogan, IVC's leading scorer in 2005-06, has been recruited to walk on for the Waves.

IVC Basketball Camps scheduled for this summer
May 02, 2006
The camps, run by Laser men's coach Jerry Hernandez, will take place June 26-29 and then July 10-13.

Men's basketball player Joe Martinez signs with Northeastern State
Apr 20, 2006
The 6-7 power forward is headed to Oklahoma and one of the top Division II programs in the country.

Basketball player Todd Follmer signs with Hawaii
Apr 10, 2006
The 7-0 red-shirt freshman center averaged 10.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks this past season for the Lasers.

Men's basketball team edged by Mt. San Jacinto
Feb 24, 2006
The Lasers get 29 points and 12 rebounds from center Todd Follmer, but it isn't enough to stop Mt. San Jacinto in the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs Friday night at IVC.

Men's basketball team seeded eighth in playoffs
Feb 20, 2006
The Lasers host No. 9 Mt. San Jacinto in the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday at home at 7 p.m.

Men's basketball team holds on to beat OCC
Feb 16, 2006
The Lasers solidify their spot in the Southern California Regional playoffs with a hard-fought 58-54 win over the Pirates Wednesday night at home. IVC improves its record to 19-13.

Men's basketball team upset at Cypress
Feb 09, 2006
Lasers drop their second straight game and hurt their chances of possibly finishing in second place in conference with a 88-79 loss to Cypress on the road Wednesday night.

Men's basketball team misses upset bid
Feb 06, 2006
The Lasers play the top-ranked team in the state, Fullerton, close again, but fall, 63-61, on the road Friday night.

Elgin-Taylor's last-second shot lifts men's basketball team to win
Feb 01, 2006
The freshman point guard hit with 1.5 seconds left to give IVC a 57-55 win. The Lasers' improved their record to 18-11 overall and 6-2 in conference.

Men's basketball team wins at Saddleback
Jan 31, 2006
The Lasers stun the Gauchos on the road, 54-50, on Friday. IVC sweeps the two-game conference series from Saddleback and stays in third place in the conference standings.

Men's basketball team can't rally at OCC
Jan 21, 2006
After a slow first half, the Lasers get close late, but come up short, 86-83, Friday night at Orange Coast. Kyle Hogan led IVC with 22 points.

Men's basketball team takes care of Cypress
Jan 16, 2006
The Lasers improve to 3-1 in conference play with a 62-52 win over the Chargers at home Friday night.

Men's basketball team comes up short
Jan 12, 2006
The Lasers battle top-ranked Fullerton before falling, 59-55, at home Wednesday night. IVC's record slips to 14-10 overall and 2-1 in conference.

Men's basketball team holds on at Santa Ana
Jan 08, 2006
Irvine Valley's Ceylon Elgin-Taylor makes two free throws in the closing seconds to lift the Lasers to a 63-61 victory.

Men's basketball team upsets Saddleback
Jan 04, 2006
Tyler Gottstein's three-pointer at the buzzer lifts the Lasers to a 60-57 win over the fourth-ranked team in the state. It is IVC's first win over Saddleback since the 1999-2000 season.

Men's basketball team opens conference Wednesday
Jan 03, 2006
After finishing in third place at the Allan Hancock tourney, the Lasers take on Saddleback Wednesday at home at 5:30 p.m.

Men's basketball team takes third in Hancock tourney
Dec 31, 2005
The Lasers fall in the championship semifinal to host Allan Hancock, but bounce back to beat Cuesta in the third place game. Tyler Gottstein is named to the all-tournament team for IVC.

Men's basketball team takes third in tourney
Dec 19, 2005
The Lasers finish the Saddleback Tournament with a come from behind win over Santa Monica in the third place game on Saturday. IVC's Kyle Hogan is named to the all-tournament team.

Basketball Coach Jerry Hernandez gets 200th win
Dec 15, 2005
The 11-year Laser coach improves his record to 200-126 after IVC defeats San Diego City, 74-71, in the Saddleback Tournament on Thursday.

Men's basketball team drops two of three
Nov 28, 2005
The Lasers fall to Fresno and Saddleback and beat Palomar in the Palomar Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend.

Clint Hull is a big addition to men's basketball program
Nov 24, 2005
Laser coach Jerry Hernandez is happy to have the recent Concordia graduate, who was a standout off and on the court, as an assistant coach.

Men's basketball team loses to Desert
Nov 22, 2005
The Lasers rally from a 17-point deficit in the second half, but come up short, 73-69, to College of the Desert in the Orange Empire Conference-Foothill Conference Challenge on Monday.

Men's basketball team loses in consolation final
Nov 20, 2005
The Lasers get beat, 73-69, in overtime by Canyons in the consolation final of the Irvine Valley Classic on Saturday.

Irvine Valley Classic basketball tournament final day results
Nov 19, 2005
Ventura wins 101-95 thriller in overtime over Long Beach City in championship game. Ventura's Danny Mena named most valuable player.

Irvine Valley Classic basketball tournament second day results
Nov 18, 2005
Long Beach City and Ventura move into the championship game Saturday. IVC beats Southwestern on Friday and will take on Canyons in the consolation championship Saturday.

Irvine Valley Classic Basketball Tournament first day results
Nov 17, 2005
Long Beach City, Mt. San Jacinto, Ventura and Cerritos win opening day games. IVC falls to Ventura, 58-55.

Men's basketball team reaches tournament final
Nov 14, 2005
The Lasers open their season with a second-place finish in the Mt. San Jacinto Tournament. Tyler Gottstein and Ceylon Elgin-Taylor are named all-tournament.

Men's basketball team hosting scrimmage festival
Oct 30, 2005
The 10-team event takes place Friday from 9:15 a.m. to about 9 p.m. There will be a two-hour break in play from 2 to 4 p.m.

Men's basketball team volunteering
Sep 26, 2005
The Lasers will lend a hand to Katrina Hurricane survivors at the Orange County Rescue Mission on Thursday.

IVC men's basketball hosting golf tournament
Sep 21, 2005
The Lasers will put on their annual fundraising golf event on Oct. 21 at Anaheim Hills Golf Course. Those interested can call Coach Jerry Hernandez at (949) 451-5397.

Valley Blue club basketball team has solid summer
Aug 23, 2005
A group of players from last year's Irvine Valley men's team and some more who plan to play for the Lasers this season travel to Fresno for a tournament and play in a showcase in Anaheim.

Basketball player Dustin Price recruited to walk on at UCI
Jul 25, 2005
The two-year starting point guard for the Lasers will get a chance for some playing time with the Anteaters, according to IVC coach Jerry Hernandez.

Ben Howland youth basketball camp held at IVC is a success
Jun 22, 2005
Laser coach Jerry Hernandez said having the UCLA head coach and his staff at IVC June 18 was a fun time for all.

Donald Williams signs with Dakota State
Jun 16, 2005
The freshman basketball player, who averaged nearly five points a game for the Lasers this past season, is headed to the NAIA school in South Dakota.

Imani Mackie signs with Cal State Los Angeles
May 26, 2005
The sophomore men's basketball player will play for former Crenshaw High and Syracuse great Stevie Thompson.

Manny Maceira signs with Claremont McKenna
May 24, 2005
The starting forward on the Laser men's basketball team will play for the Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags next season.

Ben Howland youth basketball camp coming to IVC
May 11, 2005
The camp will be held June 18 in Hart Gymnasium on the campus of Irvine Valley and run by UCLA head basketball coach Ben Howland.

Basketball players earn all-conference honors
Mar 02, 2005
Sophomore point guard Dustin Price and freshman forward Vanessa Dominguez represent the Lasers as first team all-conference players

Men's basketball team misses chance for post season
Feb 21, 2005
The Lasers fall to Orange Coast for the second time this season and end up in a tie for fourth place in the conference standings with Fullerton and Orange Coast.

Men's basketball team pulls off win, women's team struggles at Riverside
Feb 17, 2005
The Laser men's squad upsets the No. 2 team in conference, Riverside, on Wednesday on the road. The women's team falls behind big early and loses to the Tigers, who claim the first women's conference title for the program since 1987.

Bill Mulligan being inducted into 2005 COA Hall of Fame
Feb 10, 2005
Mulligan, who was IVC's first men's basketball coach, will be inducted by the Commission on Athletics into the California College Sports Hall of Fame at the 8th Annual COA Convention in Reno, NV. In April.

Men's basketball team loses important game to Santa Ana
Feb 09, 2005
The Lasers' chances of making the playoffs are severely hurt with a 55-52 loss at home to the Dons on Wednesday.

Men's basketball team gets edged by Saddleback
Feb 08, 2005
The Lasers lead the game for most of the way, but fall in the final minutes to the Gauchos, 69-65, on Friday.

Men's and women's basketball teams drop close games at home to Orange Coast
Jan 27, 2005
The Irvine Valley men let a late lead slip away and lose, 50-44, while the Laser women miss out on tying the game up in the closing seconds and fall, 49-46, Wednesday in Orange Empire Conference games.

Men's basketball team hands Riverside its first loss in conference play
Jan 24, 2005
The Lasers give up just 37 points in a 54-37 win Friday night at home.

Men's basketball team wins at Santa Ana
Jan 17, 2005
One game after being defeated handily by Saddleback, the Lasers go on the road and battle to beat the Dons, 65-58.

Basketball teams split with district rival Saddleback
Jan 13, 2005
The IVC women's team steps up its play in the second half for a 64-53 win, but the Laser men's squad suffers one of its worst defeats, falling, 94-61, Wednesday night at home.

Men's basketball team falls in overtime at Cypress
Jan 10, 2005
The Lasers' conference record falls to 1-1 after the loss in the team's second straight overtime game.

Both Irvine Valley basketball teams start conference with victories
Jan 06, 2005
Neither team plays its best against Golden West, but the women's team wins, 49-38, and the men's squad pulls out a 55-54 victory in overtime at home on Wednesday night.

Men's basketball team set to open conference
Jan 04, 2005
Lasers take on Golden West at 5:30 p.m. at home on Wednesday in the Orange Empire Conference opener. IVC travels to Cypress on Friday.

Men's basketball team plays solid at Saddleback tourney
Dec 20, 2004
The Lasers end up in third place after beating San Diego City on Saturday. Guard Dustin Price is named all-tournament for IVC.

Men's basketball team drops two
Dec 11, 2004
Lasers fall out of Rio Hondo tournament after losses to Cerritos and Compton

Men's basketball team pulls one out on the road
Dec 06, 2004
The Lasers get a career-high 19 points from freshman Donald Williams in a 67-63 victory at Palomar.

Men's basketball team takes third place in IVC Classic
Nov 23, 2004
The Lasers beat Cuyamaca for the second time this season in the third-place game last Saturday in Hart Gymnasium.

Long Beach City wins Irvine Valley Classic
Nov 21, 2004
The Vikings beat Mt. San Jacinto in the final on Saturday and Long Beach City's Chris Fields is named most valuable player. Irvine Valley takes third place in the event, beating Cuyamaca.

Irvine Valley Classic men's basketball tournament second day results
Nov 20, 2004
Long Beach City and Mt. San Jacinto move into championship game at 4 p.m. Saturday at Irvine Valley

Men's basketball team opens IVC Classic tournament with victory
Nov 19, 2004
The Lasers jump out to a big lead and then hold on to beat Southwestern in the first round on Thursday.

Irvine Valley Classic men's basketball tournament first day results
Nov 18, 2004
Cuyamaca, Long Beach City, Irvine Valley and Mt. San Jacinto move into Friday's championship semifinals.

Irvine Valley College Classic men's basketball tournament begins Thursday
Nov 17, 2004
The 10th annual tournament is back to being an eight-team event over three days at IVC after being combined with another tourney last year to make up the Orange County Classic.

Men's basketball team has no problem in opener
Nov 08, 2004
Lasers jump on Cuyamaca early and hold on for a 67-53 victory. Sophomore forward Imani Mackie leads IVC with 15 points and eight rebounds.

2004-05 Men's Basketball Preview
Nov 07, 2004
Lasers hope to bounce back from a disappointing season with a few solid returners and a promising class of incoming players.

Men's basketball team picked to finish third
Nov 03, 2004
The Lasers are selected only behind Saddleback and Fullerton in the preaseason Orange Empire Conference coaches' poll.

IVC men's basketball program hosting golf tournament
Sep 02, 2004
The Lasers are having the fundraising event at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course on Friday, Oct. 15.

Men's basketball team ready to get going again
Aug 15, 2004
After a disappointing 2003-04 season, the Lasers prepare for the upcoming campaign with summer league play.

Two sophomore men's basketball players commit
Jul 25, 2004
Guard Brandon Rogers and guard/forward Mike Peterson will take their games to four-year schools next season.

Men's basketball team ends season with loss at Golden West
Feb 25, 2004
The Rustlers break a 22-game losing streak with the victory and IVC finishes with is first losing season under coach Jerry Hernandez.

Basketball teams in need of wins
Feb 18, 2004
Both Laser squads are on the outside looking in on playoff berths heading into the final week of regular season action.

Men's basketball team beats Fullerton on last-second shot
Feb 14, 2004
Freshman guard William Evans makes an 18-foot jumper with two seconds left in overtime to lift the Lasers to a 67-66 win over Fullerton at home on Friday.

Men's basketball team struggles against Orange Coast
Feb 12, 2004
Lasers lose their second game in a row and fourth in their last five games.

Men's basketball team loses showdown with Fullerton
Feb 10, 2004
The Lasers fall into fourth place in conference after the 71-60 loss at home.

Men's basketball team comes all the way back
Feb 09, 2004
Lasers rally from big second half deficit to beat Santa Ana on the road.

Men's basketball team comes up short at Saddleback
Feb 01, 2004
Lasers lose in overtime, 58-53, and remain in third place in conference.

It isn't pretty, but men's basketball team wins fifth straight
Jan 29, 2004
The Lasers struggle at times with Golden West, but come through with a 75-67 victory at home.

Men's basketball team captures fourth game in a row
Jan 25, 2004
The Lasers use early second half run to pull away from Cypress and win, 67-58.

Men's basketball team wins two in a row
Jan 20, 2004
Lasers beat Santa Ana at home and Fullerton on the road to move up the conference standings

Both basketball teams fall to Saddleback
Jan 07, 2004
The IVC men get beat, 70-60, while the Laser women are defeated, 68-57, in the Orange Empire Conference openers for both schools.

Men's basketball team falls in tourney final
Dec 30, 2003
The Lasers reach the championship game of the Allan Hancock Classic, but lose to Fresno.

Men's basketball team drops two of three
Dec 15, 2003
Lasers beat Citrus, but lose close games to Cerritos and West LA

Men's basketball team on a roll
Dec 10, 2003
Lasers beat Citrus in the Rio Hondo tournament for their third straight win.

Men's basketball team opens season with two losses
Nov 17, 2003
The Lasers fall out of the Orange County Classic after defeats to Mt. San Jacinto and Long Beach.

Orange County Classic men's basketball tournament news and notes
Nov 15, 2003
Get day by day schedules and results here for games played at Irvine Valley College.

Men's basketball team after playoff berth and more
Nov 12, 2003
Lasers will try to keep streak of making the post season alive with strong mix of returners and newcomers.

Men's basketball tournament to get underway
Nov 11, 2003
Irvine Valley combines its tournament with Fullerton's to create the Orange County Classic. Games will be held at IVC on Thursday and Friday.

Men's basketball program holding golf tournament
Oct 15, 2003
The first annual event will take place Nov. 7 at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course.

Basketball players representing IVC at four-year schools
Sep 08, 2003
Chris Ferguson, Mike Ahmad, Imran Sufi and Derrick Mansell are among the former Laser players slated to suit up for four-year schools this season.

Standout basketball player Lambert off to Cal State Fullerton
Sep 03, 2003
Former Irvine Valley College men’s basketball player Danny Lambert finally made a decision on where he will play next season. Lambert began classes last week at Cal State Fullerton and will walk on for the Titans.

Burgess headed to Brigham Young
Aug 25, 2003
Irvine Valley College basketball player Josh Burgess has been asked to walk on and decided to play at Brigham Young University.

Men's basketball team holds banquet
May 19, 2003
The Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team handed out awards recently at its end of the year team banquet.

Kjellbom signs with Northern Arizona
May 15, 2003
Irvine Valley College sophomore basketball player Joakim Kjellbom has signed a national letter-of-intent to play at Northern Arizona University, according to Laser Coach Jerry Hernandez.

Lombard signs with Northeastern State
Apr 24, 2003
Irvine Valley College sophomore basketball player Micah Lombard has committed to continue his basketball and academic career at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, according to Laser Coach Jerry Hernandez.

Men’s basketball team ends season against Santa Monica
Mar 04, 2003
There wasn’t much separating the Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team and Santa Monica in a first round Southern California Regional playoff game at Irvine Valley. But the difference was three points in the end.

Men’s basketball team gets first round playoff home game
Feb 25, 2003
The Irvine Valley College men's basketball team will have its hands full in the first round of the Southern California Regional playoffs.

Men’s basketball team drops two in a row
Feb 11, 2003
The Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team dropped both of its games last week and fell into a tie for second place in the Orange Empire Conference.

Men’s basketball team ready for showdown
Feb 03, 2003
The Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to six games with two victories last week.

Irvine Valley holds on for win over Cypress
Jan 29, 2003
The Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team won its sixth straight Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday night, but it wasn’t easy. The Lasers had to hold on for a 60-51 victory over Cypress in Hart Gymnasium.

Men’s basketball team continues streak
Jan 28, 2003
After two more wins last week the Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team finds itself all alone in second place in the Orange Empire Conference with a record of 6-1. The victories were Irvine Valley’s third and fourth in a row.

Men’s basketball team takes two in conference
Jan 21, 2003
After starting the Orange Empire Conference season with a split in its first two games, the Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team got back on track last week. The Lasers defeated both Orange Coast and Santa Ana at home.

Men’s basketball team splits conference games
Jan 13, 2003
Despite not having two starters for its first week of Orange Empire Conference play, the Irvine Valley College men’s basketball team came away with a split of two games.

Men’s basketball team wins tournament
Dec 18, 2002
Irvine Valley College men's basketball coach Jerry Hernandez admits that his team hasn't played the toughest of teams in the early part of the season. But that changed last Friday in the championship game of the Rio Hondo Tournament.

Men's basketball team splits games at Moorpark Tournament
Dec 02, 2002
Irvine Valley College’s men's basketball team split its two games in the Moorpark Tournament last weekend.

Men's basketball team beats Cuyamaca
Nov 26, 2002
The Irvine Valley College men's basketball team enjoyed its final home game for a while. The Lasers defeated Cuyamaca College from the San Diego area last Saturday night, 78-66, in a non-conference contest in Hart Gymnasium.

Men's basketball team takes third place in own Irvine Valley College Classic
Nov 19, 2002
Irvine Valley College men’s basketball coach Jerry Hernandez was pleased with his team winning two of three games in its own tournament this past weekend. But Hernandez knows the Lasers could have repeated as Irvine Valley College Classic tournament champions.

Irvine Valley men’s basketball tournament starts Thursday
Nov 13, 2002
The Irvine Valley College Classic men's basketball tournament, presented by Spectrum Bank, gets under way Thursday and runs through Saturday in Hart Gymnasium.

Men's basketball team shoots for another big season
Nov 07, 2002
The Irvine Valley College men's basketball team is hoping to build on last season's success.

2002-03 Men's Basketball Preseason OEC Selections
Oct 23, 2002
The Orange Empire Conference men's basketball coaches have tabbed Riverside and defending state-champion Saddleback as this season's favorite, it was announced Wednesday

Hernandez has roster spots to fill
Aug 28, 2002
With the loss of seven players, Irvine Valley College men's basketball coach Jerry Hernandez has some serious shoes to fill. Hernandez got a good look at a number of different players during summer league competition. He will get an even better idea of how his team will take form in the coming weeks with the start of practice.

Basketball players keep moving up
Aug 28, 2002
When six players moved on from the 2001-02 Irvine Valley College men's basketball team, coach Jerry Hernandez wasn't surprised. He was actually used to it happening.

Henderson signs with Colorado Christian University
Aug 16, 2002
Irvine Valley College basketball player Steve Henderson has signed with Colorado Christian University Laser coach Jerry Hernandez announced last week.

Sufi signs with Jamestown
Jul 01, 2002
Irvine Valley College sophomore basketball player Imran Sufi has signed to continue his athletic and academic career at Jamestown College in Jamestown, N.D.

Mansell signs with Montana
May 20, 2002
Irvine Valley College sophomore basketball player Derrick Mansell has signed to continue his basketball and academic career at the University of Montana

Walls signs with Wright State
May 17, 2002
Irvine Valley College sophomore basketball player Lloyd Walls has signed to continue his basketball and academic career at Wright State University in the fall, according to Laser Coach Jerry Hernandez.

Irvine Valley men's basketball team honored
Apr 10, 2002
The Irvine Valley College men's basketball team celebrated one of the most successful seasons in school history with a banquet and team awards Monday night.

Kemper commits to Pacific
Apr 10, 2002
Irvine Valley College red-shirt sophomore Matt Kemper has verbally committed to the University of the Pacific, Laser coach Jerry Hernandez announced.

Men's basketball team looks forward to bright future
Mar 27, 2002
The Irvine Valley College men's basketball team's season ended three weeks ago without a coveted trip to the state tournament. But the 2001-02 Irvine Valley team still built a foundation and expectations for years to come.