Wael Badr

Wael Badr
وائل بدر
Zamalek
Position	Head coach
League	Egyptian Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born	1 December 1978 (age 46); Mit Okba, Giza, Egypt
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Guard
Number	7
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
0	Zamalek
2009–2012	Gezira
2012–2015	Sporting Alexandria
As coach:
2023-present	Zamalek
Career highlights and awards
	3× Egyptian League champion (2011, 2013, 2015); Egyptian League MVP (2009);
Men's basketball
Representing Egypt
FIBA AfroBasket

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.