John Calipari reveals reason Arkansas won’t have a Senior Night
By Sydney Hunte
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Trevon Brazile and Nick Pringle play their final games at the Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday as Arkansas hosts Texas. Brazile, who transferred from Mizzou after the 2021-22 season, and Pringle, who spent 2024-25 at South Carolina, have played a part in what’s been an improved 2025-26 season for the Razorbacks.
But while the final home game of the season — or close to it — is traditionally reserved to honor a team’s senior class, that won’t be the case for the Razorbacks, John Calipari stated.
“Instead of having a senior night recognition, they both have said they don’t want the game to be about them. They would rather make it about our team,” Calipari posted on X on Tuesday.
That doesn’t mean Brazile and Pringle won’t be honored at all.
“Even though we are not having a ceremony for them before the game, I ask that when their names are called during introductions that you give them a well-deserved welcome for their last home game. They will be the last two names called in the lineups!” Calipari said.
Arkansas is hoping to re-gather momentum heading into the SEC Tournament with just two regular-season games remaining. It was blown out by Florida in its last outing, putting it out of the running for the top seed in the league standings.
Despite their eventual Sweet 16 appearance in 2025, the Razorbacks were forced to sweat things out during Selection Sunday. They’ll be able to rest easy in 2026. Joe Lunardi has them as a 5 seed in the South Region in his updated bracketology from Tuesday morning.
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Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
