Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @Cal_Gladiators
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
736
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-20
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-29
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The Caledonia Gladiators have won the 2023 BBL Trophy Championship in a thrilling game with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. This marks the team's first piece of silverware in 20 years. The game had a sold-out crowd, and the atmosphere was electric. Jeremiah Bailey was named the MVP of the game. The victory was celebrated by fans and former team owners alike, and the team has been inspiring others with their journey to success. The game was broadcast on Sky Sports and covered extensively on social media.
Topic Modeling
- Victory and Celebration: Tweets mentioning the @Cal_Gladiators winning the BBL Trophy after 20 years and the celebrations that followed.
- Sporting Performance: Tweets praising the performance of the @Cal_Gladiators and other teams in the British Basketball League as well as individual player performances.
- Fan Interaction: Tweets of appreciation and gratitude towards the @Cal_Gladiators fans who came out to support the team.
- Game Highlights: Tweets highlighting specific moments from the game, including the winning buzzer-beater and the sold-out crowd.
- Community and Inspiration: Tweets about the @Cal_Gladiators visiting schools to inspire students and the hard work that goes into running a basketball team.
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions related to the victory of the Cal Gladiators in the BBL Trophy Championship after a 20-year wait. The emotions expressed include gratitude, excitement, happiness, chuffed, inspired, and congratulations. The fans, players, and commentators are all amazed by the buzzer-beating victory and deem it an incredible achievement. The victory is a significant event for the club, and many express their admiration for the team's hard work and determination. Overall, the emotions expressed in the tweets are positive and celebratory, highlighting the importance of sports in bringing people together and creating a sense of community.
Trend Analysis
- @Cal_Gladiators winning the BBL Trophy Championship after 20 years
- Excitement and enthusiasm surrounding the game, with mentions of buzzer beaters and amazing performances
- Appreciation for British basketball, despite some criticisms
- Positive reactions to the atmosphere and entertainment provided by the teams
- Celebration and recognition for the players, coaches, and fans involved in the victory
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
203
Percentage of total tweets
27%
Number of Original tweets
217
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
736
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
272
Percentage of total tweets
36%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
59
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
272
Percentage of total tweets
36%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
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Twitter for iPhone | 456 |
Twitter for Android | 149 |
Twitter Web App | 73 |
Twitter for iPad | 16 |
Twitter for Advertisers | 11 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
Team_Scotland | Team Scotland | Official Twitter of Team Scotland representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games & Commonwealth Youth Games | 82,348 |
robertflorence | Rab Florence | Writer, actor, comedian, director, BBC, poetry, Burnistoun, horror, The Scotts, the lot - but honestly mainly playing games. (UNITED AGENTS if you need me.) | 50,449 |
BBLofficial | British Basketball League | The Official account of British Basketball League ๐ฒHit the link to get your tickets to watch the BBL live! #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball | 38,055 |
GenesisElijah | Genesis Elijah | Artist / Voice Actor @marshallamps @MOBOAwards @planetvmusic NEW SINGLE 'UNDENIABLE' OUT NOW https://t.co/zEkul6yVXj | 24,882 |
RidersBball | Leicester Riders | Official account of Leicester Riders. Founded 1967. Honours: 6x BBL League Champions, 4x BBL Cup Champions, 6x BBL Play-off Champions, 3x BBL Trophy Champions. | 20,811 |
Hoopsfix | Hoopsfix | Basketball coverage straight out of the UK. Follow @HoopsfixWomen for the UK women's game! Sign up to our weekly newsletter๐ | 20,783 |
scully1888 | Chris Scullion | Scottish games journalist for the past 17 years. Author. Features Editor @VGC_News and writer of gaming enyclopedias. Tired Old Hack. LGBTQ+ ally. Ex-ONM & CVG. | 15,347 |
GavNewlandsSNP | Gavin Newlands MP ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐บ๐ฆ | Proud MP 4 Paisley & Renfrewshire N. Prouder husband to Lynn, and dad to Emma & Eilidh 'World class darts player'- Russ Bray ๐ง gavin.newlands.mp@parliament.uk | 14,946 |
JoshBett1 | Josh SLBett 1904 โค๏ธ๐ค๐ฆ | International Basketball Commentator for @londonlions @londonlionsw @BasketballCL @FIBAWC @B_LEAGUE and @FIBA studying languages for fun. | 11,673 |
JohnMasonMSP | John Mason | @theSNP MSP for Glasgow Shettleston; Barlanark resident; attends Easterhouse Baptist Church. | 10,754 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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GenesisElijah | Genesis Elijah | Artist / Voice Actor @marshallamps @MOBOAwards @planetvmusic NEW SINGLE 'UNDENIABLE' OUT NOW https://t.co/zEkul6yVXj | 13,552 |
woooba | WOOOBA | World One On One Ballers Association https://t.co/azyxMZZxNv | 5,003 |
ilgrandetoro | Donald McCrorie | WOSFL blogger โฝ #horseracing๐ #boxing๐ฅ just a sports fan who loves to groundhop ๐๐๐คพ๐๏ธ https://t.co/HnJqYG9cit DJ ๐ง #viewsmyown | 5,001 |
AlwaysBallinUK | Always Ballin Brand | UK Lifestyle Clothing Brand inspired by Basketball #ThePlayerWithin | #Tees #Hoodies Plus more | ๐ Essentials Collection Now Available | 5,000 |
marcmulholland | Marc Mulholland | Dad&Hubby๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ| @inspirussports @londonclassic22 @dublinclassic22|@scramfilms ๐ฅ| Board @basketballni @nisportsforum| @fiba TimeOut | @BelfastBulls๐|VAMO | 4,999 |
BeaverBullpen | Beaver Bullpen | Beaver Athletics content and discussion. Oregon State University graduate and fan. I do not work for OSU #GoBeavs #BuildTheDam ๐ฆซ๐ โซ๏ธ Managed by: @PDX_Beav11 | 4,501 |
SCOUTORY | SCOUTORY Basketball | The International ๐๏ธย for Talent in ๐ - Impressum: https://t.co/1Nno9gI44q | 4,382 |
SaltireSportsRS | Saltire Sport RS | Craig Brings You All Local Sports, Plus All Levels Of Football & More. Live Show On Friday Nights 7pm On @radiosaltire. Views Are His Own | 4,005 |
AlisonHarriso16 | Allie Tennisfan๐พ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ๐๐ | Die hard Andy Murray fan AllieScot@mastodon.scot | 3,762 |
KevinLEstrada | Kevin L. Estrada | Freelance sportswriter. Parating may raket. VIEWS ARE PERSONAL. Warning: May contain profanity. ๐งkevinlestrada@gmail.com | 3,739 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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Filrite1 | Proud dad!, but one grumpy MF. All views are my own & nothing to do with my employer. โฝ๏ธ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ#CFC๐๐บ๐ธ #GSW ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ#CALGLAD | 34 |
BBLofficial | The Official account of British Basketball League ๐ฒHit the link to get your tickets to watch the BBL live! #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball | 25 |
courtsiderhoops | British Basketball News & Content | Supporting #BritishBasketball BBL & WBBL | 17 |
Lisapalombo1 | Caledonia Gladiators Pro | Caledonia Gladiators SBC | Caledonia Gladiators Youth Development ๐ค๐๐ค All views my own | 16 |
JimGillespie9 | Follow for season highlights. | 12 |
wright_stacey1 | BBL, Glasgow Rocks, NBA, Netball Scotland, Strathclyde Sirens and my family ๐. Not necessarily in that order! | 12 |
UK_Bucks | UK fan page for the @Bucks | Home of @DontGiveA_Buck podcast | Partnered with @fanatics | Contributor to @BehindTheBucks | Tweets by a Scottish guy called Sean | 12 |
GLADCAST_BBALL | CALEDONIA GLADIATORS ๐๐ฒ ๐Grant Young โถ๏ธhttps://t.co/A9lguszVl8 @belowthepod ๐งviews are my own | 12 |
MattAlsoWrites | I'm fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support https://t.co/QxkOSwnzYW Every day I write the book. #authorlife | 11 |
mediaamelia | Producer/Director of @homecourtdoc. BAFTA Connect Member. Work in Sport TV and streaming. #TechWomen100 Winner. Tweets about ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ซ | 11 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1640026060631822338 | ๐ Caledonia Gladiators are your BBL Trophy Champions 2023 ๐ An amazing game from both teams but @Cal_Gladiators win it at the buzzerโผ๏ธ #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball https://t.co/PWYOgpgmxT | 28 |
1640068683161559043 | Random guy on the internet: British basketball is boring. Me: (The @Cal_Gladiators won the @BBLofficial trophy with less than a second to go. Also first bit of silverware for the club in 20 years!) ๐ฅ @Buzz16 @BblFix https://t.co/FJKnNzaCgl #basketball #Scotland #sport | 12 |
1640048114470989824 | All the @Cal_Gladiators fans, everyone who came to supportโฆ THANK YOU!!! 20 years, but worth the wait! Atmosphere got us over the line ๐๐๐ | 11 |
1638956285331644419 | FEATURE: Stirlingโs @Cal_Gladiators duo could have major role in shaping the future of basketball in Scotland Ahead of Sundayโs BBL Trophy final, we speak to @hencher_jack, William Kemp and @KieronAchara about the next steps for the Scottish gameโฆ https://t.co/IeSGS8vV8R | 11 |
1640110414523408386 | NEW PODCAST ๐จ BBL TROPHY CHAMPIONS 2023. THE @Cal_Gladiators post game reaction podcast ๐ง๐. What a game, what a day and the 20yr streak of not winning a major event ends. Coach Murray and his team win a thriller ๐ฅณ Check it out โฌ๏ธ ๐ https://t.co/2snhwz4SBi ๐๐ตโช๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ https://t.co/eF3NUeNu3E | 11 |
1640028919494483979 | Your #BBLTrophy Finals MVP - Jeremiah Bailey ๐คฉ It was an amazing performance from the full @Cal_Gladiators team but Jeremiah Bailey is todayโs MVP with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists ๐ #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball https://t.co/jKSfdhEVLm | 10 |
1640043736737492993 | The @Cal_Gladiators bring home silverware for the first time in 20 years ๐ ๐บ Re-watch the historic game on @SkySports YouTube channel #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball | 10 |
1640055217831006208 | LOOK at the SCENES! ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ @Cal_Gladiators bench went WILD and stormed onto the court after @dsloan_4โs buzzer-beater to win their first title in TWENTY years! ๐ฒRe-live an incredible #BBLTrophy Final on YouTube! ๐ https://t.co/f2fnSljkQg #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball https://t.co/K5B6AyFul9 | 8 |
1637876664481751060 | โญ๏ธ Three #WBBLTrophy finalists feature in this week's All-Star Five, with @RidersWomen leading the way with two picks, and stars from @londonlionsw, @Cal_Gladiators and @ArchersBasket! ๐Read more about this week's picks below. #BritishBasketball | 8 |
1640026275782828033 | ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ David Sloan wins the BBL Trophy for @Cal_Gladiators with a game-winning three at the buzzer!! ๐ ๐ฅ @TheBBLBuzz / @SkySports https://t.co/xow1vdkCAn | 8 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1640048114470989824 | All the @Cal_Gladiators fans, everyone who came to supportโฆ THANK YOU!!! 20 years, but worth the wait! Atmosphere got us over the line ๐๐๐ | 199 |
1640026060631822338 | ๐ Caledonia Gladiators are your BBL Trophy Champions 2023 ๐ An amazing game from both teams but @Cal_Gladiators win it at the buzzerโผ๏ธ #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball https://t.co/PWYOgpgmxT | 150 |
1640068683161559043 | Random guy on the internet: British basketball is boring. Me: (The @Cal_Gladiators won the @BBLofficial trophy with less than a second to go. Also first bit of silverware for the club in 20 years!) ๐ฅ @Buzz16 @BblFix https://t.co/FJKnNzaCgl #basketball #Scotland #sport | 120 |
1640052503361232899 | What a great show the @RidersWomen @londonlionsw, @Cal_Gladiators & the @CheshireNix put on for us today. So entertaining . Letโs keep building ๐ช๐ฝ#BritishBasketball | 66 |
1640043171865415682 | Absolutely unbelievable Cup Final experience! To win on a buzzer beater. Wow. Congratulations to @Cal_Gladiators! 6,000 people at a basketball game in Scotland. Never would have though it when I was younger ๐ https://t.co/OpbAYpqhlK | 60 |
1640028919494483979 | Your #BBLTrophy Finals MVP - Jeremiah Bailey ๐คฉ It was an amazing performance from the full @Cal_Gladiators team but Jeremiah Bailey is todayโs MVP with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists ๐ #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball https://t.co/jKSfdhEVLm | 52 |
1640042281125199872 | Sold out crowd โ๏ธ Great game of basketball between @Cal_Gladiators and @CheshireNix โ๏ธ Buzzer beating 3 pointer to win the @BBLofficial Trophy โ๏ธ What a bloody game of basketball that was! Glad I caught the final play on camera ๐ https://t.co/dtkIZsxTBw | 49 |
1640026275782828033 | ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ David Sloan wins the BBL Trophy for @Cal_Gladiators with a game-winning three at the buzzer!! ๐ ๐ฅ @TheBBLBuzz / @SkySports https://t.co/xow1vdkCAn | 49 |
1640043736737492993 | The @Cal_Gladiators bring home silverware for the first time in 20 years ๐ ๐บ Re-watch the historic game on @SkySports YouTube channel #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball | 42 |
1640055217831006208 | LOOK at the SCENES! ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ @Cal_Gladiators bench went WILD and stormed onto the court after @dsloan_4โs buzzer-beater to win their first title in TWENTY years! ๐ฒRe-live an incredible #BBLTrophy Final on YouTube! ๐ https://t.co/f2fnSljkQg #KnowOurName #BritishBasketball https://t.co/K5B6AyFul9 | 40 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#britishbasketball | 193 |
#knowourname | 132 |
#gogladiators | 82 |
#wearecaledonia | 68 |
#bbltrophy | 49 |
#nixnation | 13 |
#archerfamily | 8 |
#scotcoin | 6 |
#homegrownhype | 5 |
#basketball | 5 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@cal_gladiators | 746 |
@bblofficial | 161 |
@cheshirenix | 98 |
@sainteesean | 32 |
@frasermalcolm24 | 31 |
@gjm_33_11 | 25 |
@bblfix | 25 |
@buzz16 | 24 |
@archersbasket | 24 |
@wbblofficial | 21 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
134
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
๐ | 149 | trophy |
๐ | 115 | basketball |
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 77 | Scotland |
๐ | 38 | clapping_hands |
๐บ | 38 | television |
๐๐ป | 29 | clapping_hands_light_skin_tone |
๐ | 24 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
๐ | 23 | party_popper |
๐ | 22 | link |
๐ | 18 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Activities | 300 |
People & Body | 178 |
Smileys & Emotion | 143 |
Objects | 127 |
Symbols | 94 |
Flags | 90 |
Travel & Places | 44 |
Food & Drink | 8 |
Animals & Nature | 4 |