Tarik Biberović

Tarik Biberović (born 28 January 2001)[1][2] is a Bosnian-Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague.[1] He primarily plays at the small forward position.

Tarik Biberović
No. 13 – Fenerbahçe
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian / Turkish
Listed height201[1][2] cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2023: 2nd round, 56th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018OKK Spars
2018–presentFenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

Early years

Biberović was born in 2001 in Zenica, where he started his career in KK Ten Zenica.[3] At the age of 15, he moved to Sarajevo to the OKK Spars. 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.[1]

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 Panathinaikos 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.[4]

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 — his most in a EuroLeague game — against ALBA Berlin 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.[4]

On 19 October 2023, he scored his career high with 17 points (5/8 three points shot) and 4 rebounds performance against Asvel.[5]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Fenerbahçe 805.5.500.125.5001.5.1.1.22.21.5
2019–20 6110.4.389.000.0001.71.0.0.02.3.7
2020–21 1629.2.545.389.6671.5.3.2.12.92.3
2021–22 7210.2.353.1251.000.7.6.4.02.4.6
2022–23 6110.5.375.286.000.8.3.3.23.0.2
Career 4369.2.442.236.6361.3.4.2.12.71.3

International

Biberović competed with Bosnia and Herzegovina at 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, averaging 7.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists. Tarik played his best match against Latvia in this tournament and scored 16 points.[1]

In June 2018, he changed his international allegiance so that he could play for Turkey.[6]

Personal life

He was born in Zenica to Bosnian parents.[7]

References
  1. "Tarik Biberovic fenerbahce.org Profile". Fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. "Tarik Biberovic". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. "Zeničanin Tarik Biberović izabran na NBA draftu". Zenica Blog. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. "About Tarik Biberovic". NBA.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. "Biberovic's career-high sparked Fenerbahce's record comeback". EuroLeague Basketball. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. "Tarık Biberovic, Türkiye için oynamayı planlıyor". Fanatik. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. "Biberovic's Aba Liga Profile". Aba Liga Profile.
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