Atlantic Union Bank Center

Indoor arena at James Madison University

38°25′50″N 78°51′34″W / 38.430436676216985°N 78.85957444213402°W / 38.430436676216985; -78.85957444213402OperatorJames Madison UniversityCapacity8,500ConstructionBroke groundApril 2018OpenedNovember 25, 2020ArchitectMoseley Architects
PopulousTenantsJames Madison Dukes

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]

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 women's team winning 69–55 over Mount St. Mary's University.^[5]

Atlantic Union Bank Center was the host of 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, D.C. as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was won by Drexel University.

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

Located in: Harrisonburg, Virginia

Academics

College of Arts and Letters
College of Business
College of Visual and Performing Arts

Athletics

Sports: Baseball; Men's basketball; Women's basketball; Football; Lacrosse; Men's soccer; Softball

Facilities: Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park; Bridgeforth Stadium; Convocation Center; Atlantic Union Bank Center; Godwin Hall

Related: Royal Rivalry; Sun Belt Conference

Campus

People

Alumni

Media

The Breeze
WMRA
WXJM

Student life

Founded: 1908
Students: 21,496
Endowment: 154.7 million
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Basketball arenas of the Sun Belt Conference

George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State)
First National Bank Arena (Arkansas State)
HTC Center (Coastal Carolina)
Hanner Fieldhouse (Georgia Southern)
GSU Convocation Center (Georgia State)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (James Madison)
Cajundome (Louisiana men)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana women)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana–Monroe)
Cam Henderson Center (Marshall)
Chartway Arena (Old Dominion)
Mitchell Center (South Alabama)
Reed Green Coliseum (Southern Miss)
Strahan Arena (Texas State)
Trojan Arena (Troy)

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

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