2023 Football Roster
Roster
Ahmetbasic, Tarik

Jersey Number 40
Tarik Ahmetbasic
- Position:
- K
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Clinton Township, Mich.
- High School:
- Chippewa Valley
Bio
Third-year player will compete for a starting role at placekicker for the Spartans in 2025.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Made his first career PAT and had two kickoffs for 125 yards (62.5 avg.) with one touchback in his collegiate debut against Prairie View A&M on Sept. 14 in his only action of the season . . . Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned first-team all-state honors in Division 1 by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News and The Associated Press . . . named to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Academic All-State Team . . . also named to the All-East Team by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News . . . earned MHSFCA All-Region and first-team all-conference accolades . . . named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team back-to-back years (2021, 2022) . . . owns school records for most field goals in a game (3) and season (9) . . . was 16-of-18 in his career on field-goal attempts . . . had 98 career touchbacks on kickoffs . . . was 9-for-9 on field goals and 40-for-40 on PATs with 37 touchbacks as a senior in 2022 . . . also averaged 37.3 yards per punt with nine placed inside the 20 . . . was 7-of-10 for field goals and 44-of-47 on PATs as a junior; also had a school-record 39 touchbacks and averaged 35.2 yards per punt . . . also played varsity soccer and earned all-state honors . . . son of Midhat and Amira Ahmetbasic . . . mechanical engineering major . . . born Aug. 11, 2005.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Made his first career PAT and had two kickoffs for 125 yards (62.5 avg.) with one touchback in his collegiate debut against Prairie View A&M on Sept. 14 in his only action of the season . . . Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned first-team all-state honors in Division 1 by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News and The Associated Press . . . named to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Academic All-State Team . . . also named to the All-East Team by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News . . . earned MHSFCA All-Region and first-team all-conference accolades . . . named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team back-to-back years (2021, 2022) . . . owns school records for most field goals in a game (3) and season (9) . . . was 16-of-18 in his career on field-goal attempts . . . had 98 career touchbacks on kickoffs . . . was 9-for-9 on field goals and 40-for-40 on PATs with 37 touchbacks as a senior in 2022 . . . also averaged 37.3 yards per punt with nine placed inside the 20 . . . was 7-of-10 for field goals and 44-of-47 on PATs as a junior; also had a school-record 39 touchbacks and averaged 35.2 yards per punt . . . also played varsity soccer and earned all-state honors . . . son of Midhat and Amira Ahmetbasic . . . mechanical engineering major . . . born Aug. 11, 2005.
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