Begüm Pusat
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| Born | 2004 (age 20–21) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Women's Wheelchair Basketball | ||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||
| Disability class | 2.5 | ||||||||
| Club | Beşiktaş JK wheelchair basketball | ||||||||
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Begüm Pusat (born 2004) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player who plays for Beşiktaş JK and is a member of the Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team.
Pusat started playing wheelchair basketball at the age of ten after she was inspired by a poster of the female national basketball player Işıl Alben, and watching a match of the Beşiktaş JK wheelchair basketball team.[1] She was encouraged by Cem Gezinci, a Wheelchair basketball player of Beşiktaş JK, she met during a match.[2]
She started playing for Aydın ADÜ Genç Eefeler team.[2] In the 2018–19 season, she transferred to the Girls U16 team of the İzmir BB SK.[3][4][5] In August 2022, her contract was extended.[6][3]
As of 2024, she plays as a forward for Beşiktaş JK wheelchair basketball as the only female member.[7]
Pusat plays in the forward position with disability class 2.5.[7][8]