Taylor Johns wants you to live happy: Big West Conference weekly notes, schedule, and top tweets

Welcome to the Big West breakdown for the week of Nov. 13 - 20: the land of Isaac Fleming dimes, Mamadou N'diaye blocks, and Josh Fox threes.

Weekly Notes

- The Hawaii-Nevada game will be apart of ESPN's 24 Hour College Basketball Marathon

- Cal Poly is 2-4 in season openers in the Joe Callero era.

- Cal State Fullerton gets to see what new transfers Tre Coggins (Air Force) and Malcolm Brooks (Pepperdine) will bring into the Titans this year.

- Cal State Northridge is in DeKalb, Ill., this week for the Northern Illinois Showcase, with the Northern Illinois game featured on ESPN3.

- Long Beach State has no starters returning from last year but should have transfers Nick Faust (Maryland), Roschon Prince (USC), and Gabe Levin (Loyola Marymount) contributing valuable minutes this year.

- Having gone 14-0 at home last year, the UC Davis Aggies look to continue the hot home start into this year when they face North Dakota State.

- Mamadou N'diaye of the Anteaters was named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Watch List

- UC Riverside set a program high mark with 12 wins last year at home. Unfortunately, they went 2-13 on the road.

- UCSB has been very successful in their season openers recently, haven gone 10-2 over the last 12 years.

Tweets of the Week

Cal State Fullerton

Thanks @fullertonpike for having @CSFCoachTaylor come out & speak on Teamwork! Look forward to seeing u this season! pic.twitter.com/iWRVxRrTLx

— CSF Men's Basketball (@FullertonHoops) November 9, 2015

UC Riverside

Just live happy

— Taylor Johns (@TayBangOut_5) November 9, 2015

UC Irvine

Ndiaye named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List, which is presented to the Mid-Major POY: https://t.co/ObDXlGVfrf pic.twitter.com/g9AZfH0naB

— UCI M Basketball (@UCImbb) November 10, 2015

UCSB

I really haven't bought myself hoop shoes in awhile... pretty excited about these ones though Maybe… https://t.co/DUSMm8QuRj

— Justin Burks (@JustinBurks25) November 8, 2015

Cal Poly

First home exhibition game!! pic.twitter.com/D81eP2aHg1

— Ridge Shipley (@SwaggyShipley) November 5, 2015

Long Beach State

Wishing former @LBSUhoops player James Ennis all the best with his new team @memgrizz. Great pick up for the Grizz! https://t.co/FiJrESYcse

— Coach Dan Monson (@CoachDMonson) November 10, 2015

Hawaii

One planet in orbit around one star amongst billions, in one galaxy amongst trillions, afloat in a possibly infinite sea of space time.

— Bill Amis (@BAmis4) November 7, 2015

Cal State Northridge

The @NBADleague Draft was on Halloween: Stephan Hicks (@CSUNMBB) the 1st #BWCMBB player taken - 13th in 2nd rnd by @okcblue. #MatadorsRising

— Big West MBB (@BigWestMBB) November 2, 2015

UC Davis

Thank you VETERANS - past and present. We APPRECIATE your service. pic.twitter.com/lByVsqf0pd

— Jim Les (@CoachJimLes) November 11, 2015

Schedule for Nov. 13-20

Hawaii:

11/13 vs. Montana State; 11/15 vs. Coastal Carolina; 11/17 vs. Nevada (ESPN)

Cal Poly:

11/13 at UNLV; 11/15 at UCLA; 11/18 vs. Cal State-Monterey Bay

Cal State Fullerton:

11/13 at Loyola Marymount; 11/17 at Pacific

Cal State Northridge

11/13 at Northern Illinois; 11/14 vs. Wright State; 11/15 vs. South Dakota; 11/18 vs. Vanguard

Long Beach State

11/14 vs. BYU-Hawaii; 11/16 vs. BYU; 11/19 vs. Seton Hall

UC Davis

11/13 vs. North Dakota State; 11/15 vs. Portland; 11/18 vs. Fresno Pacific

UC Irvine

11/13 vs. UC San Diego; 11/15 vs. Loyola Marymount; 11/18 at Central Florida

UC Riverside

11/14 vs. William Jessup; 11/19 vs. Santa Clara

UC Santa Barbara

11/13 at Nebraska-Omaha; 11/16 at California (Pac 12 Network)