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# ![Illinois Fighting Illini Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:illinois-fighting-illini.png) Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini basketball sees a surge in social media engagement with season previews and player interviews. Community engagement is up significantly from the previous week.

### About Illinois Fighting Illini
Analysis of social media engagement and sentiment related to the Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team.  

### Insights [#](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/insights)
- Illinois Fighting Illini sentiment is up XXXXXX% from the previous X months.

### Engagements: XXX [#](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:illinois-fighting-illini/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXX +11%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXX on 2025-02-24  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-10-06  

| Social Network | TikTok | X  | YouTube |
| -------------- | ------ | -  | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXX    | XX | X       |
  

  
  
### Mentions: X [#](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:illinois-fighting-illini/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: X  
**Daily Average**: XX  
**1 Week**: XX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXX +162%  
**1-Year High**: XX on 2025-03-23  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2024-10-26  

| Social Network | TikTok | X  | YouTube |
| -------------- | ------ | -  | ------- |
| Mentions       | XX     | XX | X       |
  

  
  
### Creators: X [#](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:illinois-fighting-illini/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
X unique social accounts have posts mentioning Illinois Fighting Illini in the last XX hours which is up XX% from X in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XX  
**1 Week**: XX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXX +94%  
**1-Year High**: XX on 2025-03-23  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2024-10-26  

The most influential creators that mention Illinois Fighting Illini in the last XX hours

| Creator                                              | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                              | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@razorbackhockey](/creator/youtube/razorbackhockey) | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XX          |
| [@cfbonfox](/creator/youtube/cfbonfox)               | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | X           |

[View More](/list/creators/illinois-fighting-illini/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:illinois-fighting-illini/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +17%  
**1 Month**: XX% +7%  
**6 Months**: XX% +40%  
**1 Year**: XX% -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXX% on 2024-11-08  
**1-Year Low**: X% on 2024-11-05  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Season Previews and Schedule Discussions:** (40%) Discussions and previews of the upcoming Illinois Fighting Illini basketball season, including non-conference schedules and predictions.
- **Player and Team Analysis:** (30%) Analysis of player performance, team rankings, and comparisons with other teams in the NCAA.
- **Historical Content and Highlights:** (15%) Sharing of historical content, including past games, highlights, and memorable moments of the Illinois Fighting Illini.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **No clear critical themes identified:** (0%)  No significant negative sentiment or critical themes were identified in the provided context.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %   | Neutral | %   | Negative | %  |
| ------- | -------- | -   | ------- | -   | -------- | -  |
| TikTok  | XX       | X%  | X       | X%  |          |    |
| X       | XX       | XX% |         |     |          |    |
| YouTube | X        | X%  | X       | X%  |          |    |
|         |          |     |         |     |          |    |
| Total   | X        | X%  | XX      | XX% | XX       | X% |
  


**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Illinois Fighting Illini in the last XX hours

[preseason](/topic/preseason), [illinois fighting](/topic/illinois-fighting), [ncaa basketball](/topic/ncaa-basketball), [minnesota timberwolves](/topic/minnesota-timberwolves)

### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/illinois-fighting-illini/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"Big Ten Basketball 2025-26 Predictions: Wisconsin's Rise and Illinois' Fall"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2NFisGRBbb8) [@commongroundmedia](/creator/youtube/commongroundmedia) 2025-10-21T21:04Z XX followers, X engagements


"Kylan Boswell: The Natural Leader Steering Illinois Basketball to Success Illini Hoops 2023-24"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kJabhwN1F1s) [@onevoicemedia](/creator/youtube/onevoicemedia) 2025-10-21T17:34Z XX followers, X engagements


"David Mirkovic (2006) had a special performance for Illinois Fighting Illini against Illinois State in the preseason scrimmage game 🤩 XX PTS XX REB X AST 4/6 FG2 2/6 FG3 5/10 FT David was one of the best young players last season in the ABA League. 📸 ABA / D. Stjepanovic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BS_RisingStars/status/1980039103480791053) [@BS_RisingStars](/creator/x/BS_RisingStars) 2025-10-19T22:31Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"And X for Terrence Shannon Jr 🔥 Illinois Fighting Illini ➡ Minnesota Timberwolves #basketball #nba #pro #fyp #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@chief_oskee/video/7562040318045015309) [@chief_oskee](/creator/tiktok/chief_oskee) 2025-10-17T04:19Z 3758 followers, XXX engagements