Tarik Biberović (born 28 January 2001) is a Bosnian-Turkish professional

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player for Fenerbahçe of the

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and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Early years

Biberović was born in 2001 in

Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...

, where he started his career in KK Ten Zenica. At the age of 15, he moved to

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to the

OKK Spars Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Ilidža, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina a ...

. He drew attention especially with his performance in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament with the Spars team in the 2016-2017 season. Playing four games with Spars in this tournament, Biberović stayed on the court for 32.9 minutes and averaged 17.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks.

Fenerbahçe

His potential earned him attention and he wound up linking up with Fenerbahçe Beko, a club that plays in both the Basketball Super League in Turkey and the EuroLeague. He did not appear in any domestic games for the club during the 2018-19 campaign due to license rules, but he did make his EuroLeague debut in the match against

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on February 8, 2019 at the age of 18. Not much changed the following year, as he made a few EuroLeague appearances but did not play in any Turkish League games. Also, he played at the Turkish Youth League, a level of competition that can hardly be considered challenging for a prospect of his caliber. During the 2020-21 season, though, Biberović played a regular role in the Basketball Super League, appearing in 35 games and starting 11. He continued playing sparingly in EuroLeague games, but he did score 13 points — then his most in a EuroLeague game — against

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in December 2020 and, with Fenerbahçe missing several players due to COVID-19, played at least 14 minutes in the club’s three EuroLeague playoff games and averaged 7.3 points and 3.7 rebounds. On 19 October 2023, he scored his career high in EuroLeague with 17 points (5/8 three points shot) and 4 rebounds performance win over 101-86, against Asvel. On 25 December 2023, he scored his career high in Basketball Super League with 29 points (with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 34 pir) and 4 rebounds performance win over 98-58, against Darüşşafaka Lassa.

NBA

In June 2023, Biberović was selected in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 16 , , 2 , , 9.4 , , .475 , , .389 , , .667 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , .2 , , , , 2.9 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 7 , , 2 , , 10.3 , , .280 , , .125 , , 1.000 , , .7 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 2.4 , , 0.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

, 12 , , 2 , , 10.2 , , .361 , , .350 , , .500 , , .9 , , .3 , , .5 , , , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 31 , , 6 , , 16.2 , , .521 , , .531 , , .920 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .3 , , , , 7.0 , , 5.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 80 , , 13 , , 12.0 , , .442 , , .415 , , .800 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.4 , , 3.1

International

Biberović competed with

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

2016 FIBA U16 European Championship The 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 30th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. Sixteen teams participated in the competition, held in Radom, Poland, from 12 to 20 August 2016. Bosnia and Herzegovina, the defending ...

, averaging 7.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists. Tarik played his best match against

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in this tournament and scored 16 points. In June 2018, he changed his international allegiance so that he could play for

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. On 23 February 2024, he played his international debut with

against

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in the EuroBasket 2025 qualification game. He recorded 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a 87–80 defeat. On 25 February 2024, he scored 11 points (also 4 rebounds and 1 assist) including a game-winning buzzer-beater shot to give Turkey a 76–75 win.

Personal life

He was born in

to Bosnian parents.

References

External links

EuroLeague profileProballers.com profile
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