Thomas Katsikis ( el, Τομ Κατσίκης; born March 12, 1967) is a former Greek–

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professional basketball player. His twin brother

Nick Katsikis Nikos "Nick" Katsikis ( el, Νίκος "Νικ" Κατσίκης; born March 12, 1967) is a former Greek–American professional basketball player. His twin brother Tom Katsikis is also a former professional basketball player. High school The ...

is also a former professional basketball player.

High school

Tom and Nick Katsikis played with Cherry Hill High School East from 1982 to 1986. Tom scored more than 1,500 points in these four years having 20.2 points per game, becoming one of only four players who scored more than 1,000 in school history. Along his brother, he led their high school to a 69–15 record. 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 Temple Owls men's basketball team for two years. He was a member of the team which had a 32–2 record during 1987–88 season and was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame Moreover, Katsikis and his teammates honored from their college on 10 March 2013, twenty five years after their achievement.

Professional career

In 1990, Katsikis signed with PAOK along with his brother

. They became the first twins who ever played in the

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Tom has only one cap with PAOK and scoring seven points."Α1 10+1 χρόνια", 1997 The next season he joined to Dafni. Katsikis had 18 appearances and scored 139 points."Α1 10+1 χρόνια", 1997 He also played with

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...

in the

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. After, their retirement Tom and Nick Katsikis became owners of their family restaurant in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey.allaroundpennsauken.com Iconic Penn Queen Diner Celebrates 50 Years In Pennsauken
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katsikis, Tom 1967 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players American people of Greek descent Dafnis B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players P.A.O.K. BC players Panellinios B.C. players Sportspeople from Cherry Hill, New Jersey Basketball players from Camden County, New Jersey Cherry Hill High School East alumni Temple Owls men's basketball players Greek twins American twins Small forwards