Wael Badr Explained

Wael Badr
وائل بدر
Height M:1.93
Position:Head coach
Birth Date:1978 12, df=y
Birth Place:Mit Okba, Giza, Egypt
League:Egyptian Basketball Premier League
Career Number:7
Team:Zamalek
Nationality:Egyptian
Highlights:
Career End:2015
Team1:Zamalek
Years2:2009–2012
Team2:Gezira
Years3:2012–2015
Team3:Sporting Alexandria
Coach Start:2015
Career Position:Guard
Cyears1:2023-present
Cteam1:Zamalek

Wael Badr (; 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.africabasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=EGY&Team=3809 Africabasket: Wael Badr
  2. http://www.africabasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=EGYPT&Team=937&Page=4 Al Zamalek
  3. 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
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093432/http://www.africabasket.com/Egypt/basketball.asp?NewsID=168904 Egyptian Basketball
  5. Web site: Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket . 2023-12-16 . Eurobasket LLC.
  6. News: بعد رحيل أحمد مرعي.. وائل بدر مديرًا فنيًا لسلة الزمالك .