The JMU Convocation Center is a 6,426-seat multi-purpose

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. The arena opened in 1982, and was home to the

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and James Madison Dukes women's basketball teams through the 2019–20 season. It hosted the 1984 ECAC South men's basketball tournament (now known as the

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). It was one of the rotating host venues for the

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, 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:

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. The Convocation Center also hosts numerous other functions including the winter commencement ceremony. The Convocation Center hosted its last basketball games in February 2020. The Dukes moved into the 8,500-seat

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for the 2020–21 season. The Convocation Center is slated to be converted into practice facilities for various Dukes teams.

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