 Right afterwards, in October 2006, he was hired by the Spanish League club Valencia Basket to replace Ricard Casas.The plan was to build a team that could gradually move from mid-table obscurity to a higher level, but the goal wasn't achieved.Two seasons saw Valencia (then called "Pamesa" after their main sponsor) not proceeding further than the quarterfinals of the Spanish national league, and Katsikaris was fired after a poor start in the Spanish League 2008–09 season.