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