Men's basketball team ranked No. 24 in state in this week's poll

Men's basketball team ranked No. 24 in state in this week's poll

Irvine Valley's men's basketball team remained in the top 25 in this week's California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association state poll, but slipped a spot from No. 23 to No. 24.

The Lasers won two of three games in the Monterey Bay Classic last weekend and took the consolation title with a 80-64 victory over host Monterey Peninsula on Saturday.

IVC's record moved to 8-3 overall.

The Lasers next play this Saturday against Miramar at home at 5 p.m.

IVC is paced by sophomore forward Matt Mowers, who is averaging 16.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and is shooting 60.0 percent from the field.

Freshman guard/forward Ahmad Alhammouri averages 13.1 points, sophomore wing Yanis Aldeguer is averaging 8.3 points and 4.6 rebounds and sophomore forward Garrett Trayer 5.0 rebounds per game.

The release for this week's CCCMBCA state poll can be seen below.

San Diego City, Cosumnes River, San Bernardino Valley were the biggest positive movers in this week's CCCMBCA poll.

San Diego City, winners of six straight, climbed to No. 11 this week, eight spots higher than two weeks ago. San Bernardino Valley which began the season ranked sixth in the state and then tumbled to 25th is back inside the top 15 at No. 13 after impressive wins over Ventura and East Los Angeles last week. Meanwhile, Cosumnes River moved nine slots to No. 12 this week. The Hawks have won six straight after consecutive losses to Las Positas and Sequoias.

At the top of the poll, San Francisco City, one of four unbeaten teams, remains locked in at No. 1 for the third straight poll. Fullerton managed to squeeze past Santa Rosa into the No. 2 ranking. Santa Rosa is at No. 3 after another loss to San Francisco City. Citrus maintained its No. 4 ranking as did Las Positas at No. 5, West Valley at No. 6, Modesto at No. 7 and West LA at No. 8.

Cerritos climbed a slot to No. 9 after upsetting Santiago Canyon. Sequoias moved five spots getting the Giants back inside the top 10 at No. 10. 

Mt. San Antonio fell to No. 15 after losing to Santiago Canyon which also fell after a stunning loss to No. 25 Palomar. 

Four new programs managed to move into this week's poll, led by 8-1 Sierra at No. 18; 8-3 Cabrillo at No. 21; and No. 25 Marin (8-3) and No. 25 Foothill (9-3).

Here is a look at the complete ranking this week. Next ranking is December 22. 

Rank College Record PR
1 San Francisco City  8-0 1
2 Fullerton   8-1 3
3 Santa Rosa   7-2 2
4 Citrus   8-1 4
5 Las Positas   10-0 5
6 West Valley   6-2 6
7 Modesto   7-0 8
8 West LA   9-1 7
9 Cerritos   6-2 10
10 Sequoias   6-2 15
11 San Diego City   7-2 19
12 Cosumnes River   8-2 21
13 San Bernardino Valley  7-4 25
14 Santiago Canyon   8-2 9
15 Mt. San Antonio   7-2 11
16 Ventura   8-3 12
17 East Los Angeles   5-3 13
18 Sierra  8-1 NR
19 Saddleback   6-4 14
20 Mt. San Jacinto   7-3 16
21 Cabrillo  8-3 NR
22 Yuba   5-4 20
23 Columbia   8-3 22
24 Irvine Valley   8-3 23
25 Santa Ana   10-0 24
tie Marin  8-3 NR
  Foothill  9-3 NR
  Chabot  8-2 18
  Palomar   7-4 25
  Feather River   7-5 25

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