Atlantic Union Bank Center

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 basketball teams. It seats 8,500[1] and opened for the 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball season, replacing the JMU Convocation Center.[2] Atlantic Union Bank is the arena's naming partner.[3]

Atlantic Union Bank Center
Construction
Location	645 University Boulevard Harrisonburg, Virginia
Operator	James Madison University
Capacity	8,500
Broke ground	April 2018
Opened	November 25, 2020
Architect	Moseley Architects Populous
Tenants
James Madison Dukes

The first games at the arena were played on November 25, 2020, when the men's team beat Limestone University 89–55,[4] followed by the short-handed women's team winning 69-55 over Mount St. Mary's University.[5]

It was announced on January 13, 2021 that the Atlantic Union Bank Center will host the 2021 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.[6] The conference moved the men's basketball tournament to Harrisonburg from the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

References

"Facilities". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
Times-Dispatch, WAYNE EPPS JR Richmond. "James Madison's new basketball arena on schedule to open in November, amid questions of what season will look like". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
"Facilities". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
Ziegler, Noah. "JMU men's basketball opens new era with win over Limestone". The Breeze. Harrisonburg, VA. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
Eck, T. J. "Short-handed JMU holds off Mount St. Mary's in season opener". Harrisonburg, VA: WHSV-TV. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
Washburn, Rob (13 January 2021). "2021 HERCULES TIRES CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD AT ATLANTIC UNION BANK CENTER". CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Archived from the original (Web) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Academics	College of Arts and Letters College of Business College of Visual and Performing Arts
Athletics	Colonial Athletic Association Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park Bridgeforth Stadium Convocation Center Atlantic Union Bank Center Dukes Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's Soccer Godwin Hall
Campus	Wilson Hall John C. Wells Planetarium Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
People	Alumni
Media	The Breeze WMRA WXJM
Student life Traditions	Duke Dog Marching Royal Dukes Student Success Center
Category

James Madison Dukes men's basketball
Venues	Godwin Hall (1972–1982) Convocation Center (1982–2020) Atlantic Union Bank Center (2020–present)
Culture & lore	Duke Dog JMU Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

James Madison Dukes women's basketball
Venues	Convocation Center (1982–2020) Atlantic Union Bank Center (2020–present)
Culture & lore	Duke Dog JMU Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Basketball arenas of the Colonial Athletic Association

TD Arena (College of Charleston)
Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel)
Schar Center (Elon)
Mack Sports Complex (Hofstra)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (James Madison)
Matthews Arena (Northeastern, men's)
Cabot Center (Northeastern, women's)
SECU Arena (Towson)
Kaplan Arena (William & Mary)
Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington)

NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Virginia
ACC	John Paul Jones Arena (Virginia) Cassell Coliseum (Virginia Tech)
ASUN	Liberty Arena (Liberty) Vines Center (Liberty alternate)
A-10	EagleBank Arena (George Mason) Robins Center (Richmond) Siegel Center (VCU)
Big South	Hampton Convocation Center (Hampton) Willett Hall (Longwood) Dedmon Center (Radford)
CAA	Atlantic Union Bank Center (James Madison) Kaplan Arena (William & Mary)
C-USA	Chartway Arena (Old Dominion)
MEAC	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (Norfolk State)
SoCon	Cameron Hall (VMI)

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	Altria Theater The Birchmere Carter Family Fold The Coffee Pot Harrison Opera House Jammin' Java JV's Restaurant Little Grill Collective National Theater Palace Theatre State Theatre The NorVa
Arenas	Atlantic Union Bank Center Berglund Center Cassell Coliseum Chartway Arena EagleBank Arena Hampton Coliseum Hampton University Convocation Center John Paul Jones Arena Norfolk State University - Echols Hall Kaplan Arena Norfolk Scope Richmond Coliseum Salem Civic Center Stuart C. Siegel Center Vines Center
Festival sites	FloydFest Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Historical venues	Trax

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