Tarık Biberoviç

Tarik Biberović (born 28 January 2001)

Professional career

OKK Spars (2016–2018) At the age of 15, Biberović 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.

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 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.

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.

On 15 October 2024, he was suspended for Round 3 of the 2024–2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. He was also fined 5,000 euros. He got into a scuffle under the basket with Elijah Bryant with referees having to intervene and break them apart, ultimately resulting in both of them being ejected and both were suspended for one match.

On 29 April 2025, he helped Fenerbahçe to sweep Paris Basketball as 3–0 in playoffs with 21 points (7 in overtime, 8–14 FG), 1 rebound and 3 assists performance in 88–98 away wictory.

On 25 May 2025, Biberović helped Fenerbahçe to their second EuroLeague championship in Abu Dhabi. He helped the team defeat the defending champions Panathinaikos in the semi-final with 15 points (5–9 FG) and 3 rebounds, and Monaco in the final with 3 points (1–4 FG) and 1 rebound.

On 10 July 2025, Biberović signed a new three-year deal with the reigning EuroLeague champions, despite significant interest from the Memphis Grizzlies who hold his NBA rights.

Dallas Mavericks (2026–present) In June 2023, Biberović was selected in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. On 8 July 2026, Biberović's draft rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks as part of a six-team trade. On 10 July, Biberović signed a two-year, $6 million contract with Dallas.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues

† Denotes seasons in which Tarik Biberović won the league Year Team League

Italic written statistics are current season's statistics.

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. On 23 February 2024, he played his international debut with Turkey against Italy 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 Zenica to Bosniak parents. His younger brother Faruk Biberović played for Fenerbahçe Beko youth team Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel.