Nikos "Nick" Katsikis ( el, Νίκος "Νικ" Κατσίκης; born March 12, 1967) is a former
Greek–
American
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professional
basketball player. His twin brother
Tom Katsikis is also a former professional basketball player.
High school
The Katsikis brothers grew up in
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census. and played basketball at
Cherry Hill High School East from 1982 to 1986. Nick scored more than 1,500 points in these four years, averaging 20.4 points per game. Moreover, he is the all-time school leader in rebounds (743), field goals (697) and steals (214). On 22 November 2015, the Katsikis brothers became members of the Cherry Hill High School East Hall of Fame.
College career
Katsikis played with the
Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team for three years. His college career scoring record was 21 points against Providence, on 20 January 1988. He also, had four 3-point field goals in five attempts. Katsikis was member of Pirates team which reached at the
1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game and lost from
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball with 80–79. He played at the semifinal against Duke, and scored three points. Twenty five years after the final, Katsikis said that the foul call at the end of the game was ridiculous and he can't sleep from the inequity.
Professional career
In 1991, Katsikis joined
PAOK along with his brother Tom, and played for three years. He won the
Greek League in 1992. Katsikis played with PAOK in 22 games and scored 81 points.
["Α1 10+1 χρόνια", 1997] In 1993 he moved to
Dafni.
He also, played with
Namika Lahti
Namika Lahti was a basketball club based in Lahti, Finland. The club played in the Korisliiga, the top Finnish championship league. The club was established in 1898 in Vyborg and moved to Lahti in 1947. In 2015, the club was dissolved, after e ...
, and
DJK Würzburg.
After, their retirement Nick and Tom Katsikis became owners of their family restaurant in
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey.
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References
External links
at esake.gr
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1967 births
Living people
American people of Greek descent
Dafnis B.C. players
Greek men's basketball players
Greek Basket League players
Namika Lahti players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players
Würzburg Baskets players
Greek twins
American twins
Cherry Hill High School East alumni
Sportspeople from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Basketball players from Camden County, New Jersey
American men's basketball players
Small forwards