James Madison University Convocation Center

The Convocation Center, set up for basketball

The James Madison University Convocation Center is a 6,426-seat multi-purpose arena in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The arena opened in 1982. It is home to the James Madison Dukes men's basketball team. It hosted the 1984 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association).

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, Wiz Khalifa, Macklemore, and Big Sean. The Convocation Center also hosts numerous other functions including the winter commencement ceremony.

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 Men's 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	Alumni

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 Student Success Center

Commons Category

James Madison Dukes men's basketball

Venues	Convocation Center (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Duke Dog JMU Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the Colonial Athletic Association

TD Arena (College of Charleston) Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware) Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel) Alumni Gym (Elon) Hofstra Arena (Hofstra) JMU Convocation Center (James Madison) Matthews Arena (Northeastern, men's) Cabot Center (Northeastern, women's) SECU Arena (Towson) Kaplan Arena (William & Mary) Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington)

Music venues of Virginia

Outdoor venues	Blue Ridge Music Center Brown's Island Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach Jiffy Lube Live Meadow Event Park NTelos Wireless Pavilion Dick Price Stadium Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Theaters and clubs	The Birchmere Carter Family Fold The Coffee Pot Harrison Opera House Jammin' Java JV's Restaurant Landmark Theater Little Grill Collective National Theater Norva Theatre Palace Theatre State Theatre

Arenas	Berglund Center Cassell Coliseum Ted Constant Convocation Center Hampton Coliseum Hampton University Convocation Center James Madison University Convocation Center John Paul Jones Arena Norfolk State University - Echols Hall Kaplan Arena Norfolk Scope Patriot Center Richmond Coliseum Salem Civic Center Stuart C. Siegel Center Vines Center

Festival sites	FloydFest Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival

Historical venues	Trax

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

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