Atlantic Union Bank Center
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| Location | 645 University Boulevard Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°25′50″N 78°51′34″W / 38.430436676216985°N 78.85957444213402°W |
| Operator | James Madison University |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 2018 |
| Opened | November 25, 2020 |
| Architect | Moseley Architects Populous |
| Tenants | |
| James 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.
