January 6
From Hoopedia
- 1940 - Duke Indoor Stadium, now known as Cameron Indoor Stadium, home of the Duke Blue Devils basketball team, is dedicated, having cost $400,000. The Blue Devils celebrate by beating Princeton, 36-27. At the time, it was the largest college gymnasium south of the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania.
- 1951 - The Indianapolis Olympians defeat the Rochester Royals, 75-73, in six overtimes. The longest game in NBA history takes nearly four hours to complete.
- 1982 - Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas is born in Los Angeles, California.
- 1995 - Atlanta Coach Lenny Wilkens passed the legendary Red Auerbach to become the NBA's all-time winning coach with 939 career victories after the Hawks defeated Washington 112-90 at the Omni in Atlanta.
