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Top Instagram Basketball Influencers in United States

21 Basketball creators on Instagram from United States — ranked by followers.

21

Total Creators

347.3K

Avg Followers

2.30%

Avg Engagement

69/100

Avg SH Score

As of October 2026, the Instagram Basketball influencers in United States with the most followers on SocialHipper are Emily Austin (@emily.austin, 2.7M followers), Liz Eswein (@newyorkcity, 1.5M) and CashNasty (@cashnasty, 1.2M). Across the 21 creators in this ranking, the average engagement rate is 2.3% (the median is 1.6% for accounts under 10,000 followers and 0.8% above that, and 2% puts a larger account in the top quarter) and the average SocialHipper quality score is 69/100.

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@emily.austin Instagram

Austin, United States

2.7M

Followers

1.64%

Engage

68/100

Good

Updated 1d ago

Sports

@newyorkcity Instagram

New York, United States

1.5M

Followers

0.01%

Engage

52/100

Average

Updated 15h ago

Basketball

@cashnasty Instagram

Las Vegas, United States

1.2M

Followers

3.40%

Engage

77/100

Good

Updated 11h ago

Basketball

@thejanerikaowens Instagram

Miami, United States

454.6K

Followers

2.78%

Engage

78/100

Good

Updated 16h ago

Lifestyle

@theathletichq Instagram

New York, United States

420.0K

Followers

0.26%

Engage

56/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@eatingalonediaries Instagram

New York, United States

293.9K

Followers

0.80%

Engage

62/100

Good

Updated 2d ago

Food

@rossitakes Instagram

Philadelphia, United States

228.8K

Followers

5.62%

Engage

93/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@ashley.goes.hiking Instagram

New York, United States

108.7K

Followers

1.65%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 2d ago

Lifestyle

@michaeljmacdonald Instagram

Atlanta, United States

86.8K

Followers

0.60%

Engage

49/100

Average

Updated 1d ago

Theatre & Drama

@mariahcrose Instagram

Atlanta, United States

54.3K

Followers

5.36%

Engage

93/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Smartphones

@cedarssinai Instagram

Los Angeles, United States

46.8K

Followers

0.24%

Engage

56/100

Average

Updated 2d ago

Health

@hannahmarieden Instagram

Seattle, United States

36.3K

Followers

6.63%

Engage

88/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Parenting

@theghostvintage Instagram

Phoenix, United States

27.7K

Followers

0.97%

Engage

49/100

Average

Updated 3d ago

Basketball

@theblissfulmomma Instagram

Chicago, United States

27.6K

Followers

1.45%

Engage

67/100

Good

Updated 3d ago

Parenting

@jamsportsatlanta Instagram

Atlanta, United States

20.7K

Followers

0.08%

Engage

48/100

Average

Updated 2d ago

Leadership

@thedrazeexperience Instagram

Seattle, United States

12.0K

Followers

1.19%

Engage

67/100

Good

Updated 3d ago

Basketball

@heavycrownz Instagram

Chicago, United States

9.7K

Followers

3.31%

Engage

83/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Music

@treywallace__ Instagram

Miami, United States

3.7K

Followers

0.97%

Engage

64/100

Good

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@hifive_chi Instagram

Chicago, United States

1.9K

Followers

2.57%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@javy_media Instagram

Chicago, United States

1.2K

Followers

4.45%

Engage

85/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Photography

@24hourfitness_houstonheights Instagram

Houston, United States

604

Followers

4.30%

Engage

72/100

Good

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Fitness

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Frequently Asked Questions

By followers, the top creators are Emily Austin (@emily.austin, 2.7M followers), Liz Eswein (@newyorkcity, 1.5M) and CashNasty (@cashnasty, 1.2M). We track 21 Basketball Instagram influencers in United States with an average engagement rate of 2.3%. Browse the ranked list above.
Use the city filter. Popular cities include New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
Engagement rate is average likes plus comments per post, divided by followers, times 100. On Instagram, the median is 1.6% for accounts under 10,000 followers and 0.8% above that, and 2% puts a larger account in the top quarter.