 Youngsters who evolved into protagonists during his tenure, included future EuroBasket 2005 champions and EuroLeague stars, such as Nikos Zisis and Ioannis Bourousis.In 2005, he moved to Dynamo Saint Petersburg, achieving the 2nd place of the Russian Super League's regular season, and finally finishing 3rd overall in the league after the playoffs.Although the club was then described as "the rising power in Russian basketball", they went bankrupt at the start of the following season, and Katsikaris left Russia.