James Madison University Convocation Center

The James Madison University Convocation Center is a 7,156-seat multi-purpose arena in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The arena opened in 1982. It is home to the James Madison University Dukes basketball team. It hosted the 1984 Colonial Athletic Association (then the ECAC South) men's basketball tournament. It is one of the rotating host venues for the CAA Women's Basketball Tournament, having hosted the tournament six times since 1987. JMU's University Program Board (UPB) hosts concerts at the Convocation center each semester. Past concerts have included: Third Eye Blind, Jason Derulo, Wale, and Wiz Khalifa. The Convocation Center also hosts numerous other functions including the winter commencement ceremony.

Basketball arenas of the Colonial Athletic Association
  • Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware)
  • Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel)
  • Patriot Center (George Mason)
  • GSU Sports Arena (Georgia State)
  • Hofstra Arena (Hofstra)
  • JMU Convocation Center (James Madison)
  • Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion)
  • Matthews Arena (Northeastern, men's)
  • Cabot Center (Northeastern, women's)
  • Towson Center (Towson)
  • Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (William & Mary)
  • Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington)
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Academics
  • College of Arts and Letters
  • College of Business
  • College of Education
  • College of Graduate and Outreach Programs
  • College of Integrated Science and Technology
  • College of Science and Mathematics
  • College of Visual and Performing Arts
Athletics
  • Colonial Athletic Association
  • Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park
  • Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
  • Convocation Center
  • Dukes
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Men's Soccer
  • Godwin Hall
  • Robert & Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center
Campus
  • Wilson Hall
  • The Quad
  • UREC
  • James Madison University Libraries
  • Carrier Library
  • Newman Lake
People
  • Linwood H. Rose
  • Mickey Matthews
Media
  • The Breeze
  • The Bluestone
  • JMU Program Board
  • WMRA
  • WXJM
Student life / Traditions
  • Alma Mater
  • Fight Song
  • Duke Dog
  • Marching Royal Dukes
  • Duke Club
  • Student Duke Club

Coordinates: 38°25′55″N 78°52′08″W / 38.4318918°N 78.868854°W / 38.4318918; -78.868854


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