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Senior day or senior night (depending on the time the game is held) is a term used in
high school sports
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and
college sports
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World University Games
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, most notably
football
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and
basketball
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, to describe the team's last regular season home game of the season.
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.
References
Student sport
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