Wael Badr

Wael Badr
وائل بدر
Zamalek
PositionHead coach
LeagueEgyptian Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1978-12-01) 1 December 1978 (age 45)
Mit Okba, Giza, Egypt
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PositionGuard
Number7
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
0Zamalek
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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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".
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