Wael Badr

Wael Badr
وائل بدر
Zamalek
PositionHead coach
LeagueEgyptian Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1978-12-01) 1 December 1978 (age 46)
Mit Okba, Giza, Egypt
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PositionGuard
Number7
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
Zamalek
2009–2012Gezira
2012–2015Sporting Alexandria
As coach:
2023-presentZamalek
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Egypt
FIBA AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2013 Abidjan

Wael Badr (Arabic: وائل بدر; born 1 December 1978) is an Egyptian retired basketball player and current coach.[1] He is the current head coach of Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. Badr is a former player of the Egypt national basketball team.

Club career

Badr began his career with Zamalek, and later signed with Gezira for the 2009–10 season.[2] He played his final three seasons for Sporting Alexandria.

National team career

Badr played with the Egypt national basketball team and participated at FIBA AfroBasket in 2007, 2009 and 2013.[3] Badr averaged 10.6 PPG and 3.1 APG as one of the few consistent performers on the 2009 Egypt team that finished a disappointing tenth place; this was Egypt's worst ever finish in 19 appearances at the tournament and had some fans calling for a complete dismantling of the team.[3][4] He also played in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, his last tournament before retiring from national team duty.

Coaching career

Badr became the head coach of Zamalek in December 2023, replacing Ahmed Marei who was sacked.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Africabasket: Wael Badr
  2. ^ Al Zamalek at Africabasket.com
  3. ^ a b Wael Badr at FIBA.com
  4. ^ Egyptian Basketball at africabasket.com
  5. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  6. ^ "بعد رحيل أحمد مرعي.. وائل بدر مديرًا فنيًا لسلة الزمالك".