Wael Badr
{{short description|Egyptian basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Wael Badr
وائل بدر
| image =
| height_m = 1.93
| weight_kgs =
| position = Head coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1978|12|1}}
| birth_place = Mit Okba, Giza, Egypt
| league = Egyptian Basketball Premier League
| career_number = 7
| team = Zamalek
| highlights = *3× Egyptian League champion (2011, 2013, 2015)
- Egyptian League MVP (2009)
| career_start =
| career_end = 2015
| years1 = {{0}}
| team1 = Zamalek
| years2 = 2009–2012
| team2 = Gezira
| years3 = 2012–2015
| team3 = Sporting Alexandria
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{EGY}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA AfroBasket}}
{{MedalSilver | 2013 Abidjan| }}
| coach_start = 2015
| career_position = Guard
| cyears1=2023-present
| cteam1=Zamalek
}}
Wael Badr ({{Langx|ar|وائل بدر}}; born 1 December 1978) is an Egyptian retired basketball player and current coach.[http://www.africabasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=EGY&Team=3809 Africabasket: Wael Badr] 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.[http://www.africabasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=EGYPT&Team=937&Page=4 Al Zamalek] at Africabasket.com 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090811003712/http://www.libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/pid/53902/sid/6599/tid/276/profile.html Wael Badr] at FIBA.com 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093432/http://www.africabasket.com/Egypt/basketball.asp?NewsID=168904 Egyptian Basketball] at africabasket.com 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.{{Cite web |title=Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Eurobasket LLC}}{{Cite news |title=بعد رحيل أحمد مرعي.. وائل بدر مديرًا فنيًا لسلة الزمالك |url=https://almsaey.akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/3426534/1/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%8B%D8%A7}}
References
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External links
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Category:Egyptian men's basketball players
Category:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Category:Gezira basketball players
Category:Alexandria Sporting Club players
Category:Sportspeople from Giza
Category:Egyptian basketball coaches
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