# Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats Men's Basketball team is generating buzz with recent game highlights and player achievements, including a notable NBA debut. The team is also gearing up for the upcoming season opener, with fans showing high anticipation.

### About Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats is the athletic program for Northwestern University's basketball team.  

### Insights
- Northwestern Wildcats mentions hit [---] which is 135% higher than it's daily average.
- Northwestern Wildcats mentions near a 52-week high at [---].
- Northwestern Wildcats creators hit [---] which is 131% higher than it's daily average.
- Northwestern Wildcats sentiment is up 14.93% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:northwestern-basketball/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/northwestern-basketball/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [-------] +6.20%  
[--] Month: [-------] +18%  
[--] Months: [---------] -28%  
[--] Year: [----------] -25%  
1-Year High: [---------] on 2025-02-27  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-06-02  

Engagements by network (24h):
Reddit: [---]
Instagram: [--]
News: [--]
YouTube: [------]
X: [------]
TikTok: [-----]

  
  
### Mentions: [---] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:northwestern-basketball/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/northwestern-basketball/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [---]  
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [---] +0.19%  
[--] Month: [-----] +38%  
[--] Months: [-----] +61%  
[--] Year: [-----] +27%  
1-Year High: [---] on 2025-11-25  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-09-11  

Mentions by network (24h):
Reddit: [--]
Instagram: [--]
News: [--]
YouTube: [--]
X: [---]
TikTok: [--]

  
  
### Creators: [---] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:northwestern-basketball/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/northwestern-basketball/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[---] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Northwestern Wildcats in the last [--] hours which is up 22% from [--] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [--]  
[--] Week: [---] -12%  
[--] Month: [---] +47%  
[--] Months: [-----] +81%  
[--] Year: [-----] +81%  
1-Year High: [---] on 2026-02-04  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-09-11  

The most influential creators that mention Northwestern Wildcats in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                             | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                             | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@NUMensBball](/creator/twitter/NUMensBball)                        | [--]    | [------]     | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)                      | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [-----]       |
| [@numensbball](/creator/tiktok/numensbball)                         | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]    | [-----]       |
| [@nuwbball](/creator/twitter/nuwbball)                              | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]    | [---]         |
| [@insidenu](/creator/twitter/insidenu)                              | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [---]         |
| [@youlikedonotknowwhothis](/creator/tiktok/youlikedonotknowwhothis) | [--]    | [--]          | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@_angelociaravino_](/creator/tiktok/_angelociaravino_)             | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@Short_Block9196](/creator/reddit/Short_Block9196)                 | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@StandTall29](/creator/reddit/StandTall29)                         | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@B1GMBB](/creator/youtube/B1GMBB)                                  | [--]   | [------]     | [--]     | [--]          |

[View More](/list/creators/northwestern-basketball/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 71%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:northwestern-basketball/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/northwestern-basketball/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 71%  
Daily Average: 80%  
[--] Week: 77% +10%  
[--] Month: 66% -4%  
[--] Months: 66% -12%  
[--] Year: 66% -21%  
1-Year High: 98% on 2025-02-27  
1-Year Low: 39% on 2025-03-25  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Brooks Barnhizer's NBA Debut: (30%) Brooks Barnhizer made his NBA debut, scoring his first points and generating significant excitement among fans.
- Upcoming Season Opener: (20%) Fans are eagerly anticipating the start of the new basketball season, with high engagement around the Wildcats' home opener.
- Player Highlights and Celebrations: (10%) Highlight reels of current players and birthday wishes are contributing to positive fan engagement, with posts celebrating player achievements.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Negative News Mentions: (2%) There have been a small number of negative news mentions related to Northwestern Wildcats basketball.
  

### Top Northwestern Wildcats Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"First Half Highlights vs. Michigan Northwestern Women's Basketball #B1GWBBall #ncaawomensbasketball Watch live games and explore the Big Ten video archive with B1G+ - http://www.bigtenplus.com SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more highlights and content daily: Big Ten Network: youtube.com/@BTN Big Ten Football: youtube.com/@B1GFootball Big Ten Volleyball: youtube.com/@B1GVolleyball Big Ten Mens Basketball: youtube.com/@B1GMBB Big Ten Womens Basketball: youtube.com/@B1GWBB Big Ten Wrestling: youtube.com/@B1GWrestling Big Ten Hockey: youtube.com/@B1GHockey Big Ten Baseball: youtube.com/@B1GBaseball Big"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xz4JDy6tW98) [@b1gwbb](/creator/youtube/b1gwbb) 2026-02-14T14:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Nicky for [--] 🤌 Nick Martinelli has been named to the College 3-Point Championship watch list"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NUMensBball/status/2022486069187596477) [@NUMensBball](/creator/x/NUMensBball) 2026-02-14T01:40Z 28.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Road Work 🚧 Penn State 🗓 Sunday February [--] 📍 University Park Pa. #13 Michigan State 🗓 Wednesday February [--] 📍 East Lansing Mich"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nuwbball/status/2022447256947855373) [@nuwbball](/creator/x/nuwbball) 2026-02-13T23:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"While it may not have manifested itself in the win column the future of Northwestern mens basketball is slowly coming into focus. For a program wondering what comes after Nick Martinelli the answer is becoming clearer. Reported by @charlie_perlman https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/13/sports/mens-basketball-a-post-martinelli-offense-will-depend-on-its-backcourt-duo/ https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/13/sports/mens-basketball-a-post-martinelli-offense-will-depend-on-its-backcourt-duo/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thedailynu/status/2022445811410366561) [@thedailynu](/creator/x/thedailynu) 2026-02-13T23:00Z 25.9K followers, [---] engagements

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