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.