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Convocation Center
Convocation Center
Quick Facts
Physical Address: 895 University Blvd, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Capacity: 1,118 volleyball starting in 2023 (6,426 basketball prior to 2020)
Debuted: originally 1982, then closed after final basketball game March of 2020, reopened August 2023 after renovation
Attendance Record: Volleyball - 822 on Sept. 29, 2023 vs. Texas State (7,800 three times in basketball, last Jan. 23, 1993)
First Volleyball Game After Renovation: Aug. 25, 2023 (JMU vs. High Point) (note, approximately 20 years prior to renovation the Convo occasionally hosted volleyball tournaments)
First Basketball Game: Nov. 28, 1982 (JMU 58, VMI 33) – men’s basketball
Last Basketball Game: Mar. 1, 2020 (JMU 69, Delaware 64) – women's basketball
History of the Convocation Center
The JMU Convocation Center was the home to JMU men's and women's basketball from 1982 to 2020. The venue also hosted concerts, commencement, conventions and other large meetings. "The Convo," as it is called by most patrons, was the first structure to be built across Interstate 81 from the original campus. Its original capacity was over 7,000, but renovations over time brought the official capacity for basketball to 6,426.
James Madison Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne announced in spring of 2022 construction on a renovation of the JMU Convocation Center. Previously the home of JMU basketball, the building will be transformed into a competition venue for volleyball; enhanced indoor training space for track & field; and locker rooms, offices, sports medicine and more for multiple other sport programs.
"The JMU Convocation Center has been an important piece of our facilities footprint for 40 years," Bourne said. "With the opening of the Atlantic Union Bank Center, the Convo presented a unique opportunity to update and improve the overall experience for multiple sport programs. We were able to fit many pieces into the existing footprint of the building with this renovation project, with exciting outcomes for our student-athletes, coaches and support staff."
A bid was awarded to Nielsen Builders, based out of Harrisonburg, with construction started on March 14, 2022, and concluded in August of 2023. Nielsen was also the original contractor when the JMU Convocation Center debuted in 1982 as the home of men's and women's basketball. The venue hosted its final basketball games in spring of 2020 prior to the opening of the Atlantic Union Bank Center, and the building was offline during planning and renovation until its August 2023 reopening.
The Convo renovation transformed the structure of over 110,000 square feet into the new varsity competition space for volleyball (capacity 1,118, expandable in the event of a larger need), with an alternate configuration for three practice courts, as well as training space for indoor track & field. In addition, the Convo has been outfitted with locker rooms, coaches' offices, academic advising, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, equipment services and meeting rooms for the sports of cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball and track & field.
Previously, JMU volleyball competed in Sinclair Gymnasium in Godwin Hall.
Top-10 Attendance Figures
Volleyball:
822 - JMU 3, Texas State 1 (9/29/2023)
755 - App State 3, JMU 2 (9/27/24)
600 - Ohio 3, JMU 0 (8/26/2023)
600 - JMU 3, Texas State 0 (9/28/2023)
578 - JMU 3, Marshall 0 (11/3/2023)
560 - JMU 3, Delaware State 0 (8/30/24)
557 - Old Dominion 3, JMU 2 (11/8/24)
544 - JMU 3, High Point 2 (9/14/24)
528 - JMU 3, Marshall 1 (11/4/2023)
508 - JMU 3, Georgia State 0 (10/13/2023)
Men's Basketball:
7,800 - JMU 90, Richmond 70 (1/23/1993)
7,800 - JMU 89, Auburn 80 (12/5/1992)
7,800 - UNLV 80, JMU 73 (12/5/1991)
7,700 - JMU 75, George Mason 59 (2/27/1993)
7,700 - JMU 77, Richmond 43 (2/2/1990)
7,700 - Virginia 51, JMU 34 (12/1/1982)
7,650 - JMU 63, ODU 52 (1/15/1983)
Women's Basketball:
6,590 - JMU 83, William & Mary 42 (3/2/2014)
6,500 - ODU 78, JMU 53 (1/17/1997)
6,099 - JMU 67, ODU 58 (2/6/2011)
5,347 - JMU 74, Northeastern 66 (2/8/2009)
5,294 - JMU 73, Hofstra 59 (1/28/2007)
5,179 - JMU 63, ODU 44 (2/26/2012)
5,100 - ODU 76, JMU 65 (1/16/1998)
5,046 - Maryland 71, JMU 65 (12/20/2007)
5,009 - JMU 66, Drexel 51 (1/18/2015)
4,985 - JMU 84, East Carolina 54 (1/13/1995)
Directions
From the North
-Interstate 81 South, take Exit 245, Port Republic Road.
-Turn left onto Port Republic Road.
-At the second stoplight, turn left onto Forest Hill Road.
-At the first stop sign, turn left onto University Blvd.
-The arena is on the left atop the hill
From the South
-Interstate 81 North, take Exit 245, Port Republic Road.
-Go straight through the light off the exit ramp onto Forest Hill Road.
-At the first stop sign, turn left onto University Blvd.
-The arena is on the left atop the hill
Parking Map
Physical Address: 895 University Blvd, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Capacity: 1,118 volleyball starting in 2023 (6,426 basketball prior to 2020)
Debuted: originally 1982, then closed after final basketball game March of 2020, reopened August 2023 after renovation
Attendance Record: Volleyball - 822 on Sept. 29, 2023 vs. Texas State (7,800 three times in basketball, last Jan. 23, 1993)
First Volleyball Game After Renovation: Aug. 25, 2023 (JMU vs. High Point) (note, approximately 20 years prior to renovation the Convo occasionally hosted volleyball tournaments)
First Basketball Game: Nov. 28, 1982 (JMU 58, VMI 33) – men’s basketball
Last Basketball Game: Mar. 1, 2020 (JMU 69, Delaware 64) – women's basketball
History of the Convocation Center
The JMU Convocation Center was the home to JMU men's and women's basketball from 1982 to 2020. The venue also hosted concerts, commencement, conventions and other large meetings. "The Convo," as it is called by most patrons, was the first structure to be built across Interstate 81 from the original campus. Its original capacity was over 7,000, but renovations over time brought the official capacity for basketball to 6,426.
James Madison Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne announced in spring of 2022 construction on a renovation of the JMU Convocation Center. Previously the home of JMU basketball, the building will be transformed into a competition venue for volleyball; enhanced indoor training space for track & field; and locker rooms, offices, sports medicine and more for multiple other sport programs.
"The JMU Convocation Center has been an important piece of our facilities footprint for 40 years," Bourne said. "With the opening of the Atlantic Union Bank Center, the Convo presented a unique opportunity to update and improve the overall experience for multiple sport programs. We were able to fit many pieces into the existing footprint of the building with this renovation project, with exciting outcomes for our student-athletes, coaches and support staff."
A bid was awarded to Nielsen Builders, based out of Harrisonburg, with construction started on March 14, 2022, and concluded in August of 2023. Nielsen was also the original contractor when the JMU Convocation Center debuted in 1982 as the home of men's and women's basketball. The venue hosted its final basketball games in spring of 2020 prior to the opening of the Atlantic Union Bank Center, and the building was offline during planning and renovation until its August 2023 reopening.
The Convo renovation transformed the structure of over 110,000 square feet into the new varsity competition space for volleyball (capacity 1,118, expandable in the event of a larger need), with an alternate configuration for three practice courts, as well as training space for indoor track & field. In addition, the Convo has been outfitted with locker rooms, coaches' offices, academic advising, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, equipment services and meeting rooms for the sports of cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball and track & field.
Previously, JMU volleyball competed in Sinclair Gymnasium in Godwin Hall.
Top-10 Attendance Figures
Volleyball:
822 - JMU 3, Texas State 1 (9/29/2023)
755 - App State 3, JMU 2 (9/27/24)
600 - Ohio 3, JMU 0 (8/26/2023)
600 - JMU 3, Texas State 0 (9/28/2023)
578 - JMU 3, Marshall 0 (11/3/2023)
560 - JMU 3, Delaware State 0 (8/30/24)
557 - Old Dominion 3, JMU 2 (11/8/24)
544 - JMU 3, High Point 2 (9/14/24)
528 - JMU 3, Marshall 1 (11/4/2023)
508 - JMU 3, Georgia State 0 (10/13/2023)
Men's Basketball:
7,800 - JMU 90, Richmond 70 (1/23/1993)
7,800 - JMU 89, Auburn 80 (12/5/1992)
7,800 - UNLV 80, JMU 73 (12/5/1991)
7,700 - JMU 75, George Mason 59 (2/27/1993)
7,700 - JMU 77, Richmond 43 (2/2/1990)
7,700 - Virginia 51, JMU 34 (12/1/1982)
7,650 - JMU 63, ODU 52 (1/15/1983)
Women's Basketball:
6,590 - JMU 83, William & Mary 42 (3/2/2014)
6,500 - ODU 78, JMU 53 (1/17/1997)
6,099 - JMU 67, ODU 58 (2/6/2011)
5,347 - JMU 74, Northeastern 66 (2/8/2009)
5,294 - JMU 73, Hofstra 59 (1/28/2007)
5,179 - JMU 63, ODU 44 (2/26/2012)
5,100 - ODU 76, JMU 65 (1/16/1998)
5,046 - Maryland 71, JMU 65 (12/20/2007)
5,009 - JMU 66, Drexel 51 (1/18/2015)
4,985 - JMU 84, East Carolina 54 (1/13/1995)
Directions
From the North
-Interstate 81 South, take Exit 245, Port Republic Road.
-Turn left onto Port Republic Road.
-At the second stoplight, turn left onto Forest Hill Road.
-At the first stop sign, turn left onto University Blvd.
-The arena is on the left atop the hill
From the South
-Interstate 81 North, take Exit 245, Port Republic Road.
-Go straight through the light off the exit ramp onto Forest Hill Road.
-At the first stop sign, turn left onto University Blvd.
-The arena is on the left atop the hill
Parking Map
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