Atlantic Union Bank Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of
James Madison University in
Harrisonburg,
Virginia that plays host to the
James Madison Dukes men's and
women's
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basketball teams. It seats 8,500 and opened for the
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's and
women's basketball season, replacing the
JMU Convocation Center
The JMU Convocation Center is a 6,426-seat multi-purpose arena in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The arena opened in 1982, and was home to the James Madison Dukes men's basketball and James Madison Dukes women's basketball teams through the 2019–20 sea ...
.
Atlantic Union Bank is the arena's naming partner.
The first games at the arena were played on November 25, 2020, when the men's team beat
Limestone University 89–55, followed by the women's team winning 69-55 over
Mount St. Mary's University
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.
Atlantic Union Bank Center was the host of the
2021 CAA men's basketball tournament.
The conference moved the men's basketball tournament to Harrisonburg from the
Entertainment and Sports Arena in
Washington, D.C. as a result of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was won by
Drexel University
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.
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