Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies selected South Carolina forward Gregory “GG” Jackson II with the No. 45 pick and Fenerbahçe wing Tarik Biberovic (tah-rick be-BEHR-o-vitch) with the No. 56 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the team announced today.
Jackson (6-9, 215) was named to the 2023 SEC All-Freshman Team after appearing in 32 games (29 starts) and averaging 15.4 points and 5.9 rebounds in 31.9 minutes last season. His scoring average ranked fifth in the nation among freshman, and his 11 20-point performances marked the most by a Gamecock freshman since the school joined the SEC in 1991-92. The 18-year-old South Carolina native was rated as the consensus top player in the 2023 class but reclassified to become part of the 2022 class.
Biberovic (6-7, 218) has played professionally for Fenerbahçe for the past five years, averaging 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 14.6 minutes in 24 games in the Turkish BSL. The 22-year-old native of Bosnia and Herzegovina has shot 41.4% from 3-point range in the BSL over the past three seasons.