Senior day

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Typical senior day recognition, this time for the 2013 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions women's volleyball team. VB Senior Night 2013-6549 (10843683224).jpg
Typical senior day recognition, this time for the 2013 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's volleyball team.

Senior day or senior night (depending on the time the game is held) is a term used in high school sports and college sports, most notably football and basketball, to describe the team's last regular season home game of the season. [1] At some point before or after the game or at halftime, a ceremony is held bidding the team's seniors farewell, as it is their last game in front of their home fans.

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References

  1. Lewis, John (March 8, 2008). "College Basketball: The True Meaning of Senior Day". Bleacher Report . Retrieved November 23, 2022.