{{short description|Egyptian basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Wael Badr<br>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 former basketball player and current coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.africabasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=EGY&Team=3809 |title=Africabasket: Wael Badr |access-date=2009-08-30 |archive-date=2013-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116095913/http://www.africabasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=EGY&Team=3809 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the current head coach of Zamalek in 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.<ref>[http://www.africabasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=EGYPT&Team=937&Page=4 Al Zamalek] at Africabasket.com</ref> 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.<ref name="Wael Badr">[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</ref> 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.<ref name="Wael Badr"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093432/http://www.africabasket.com/Egypt/basketball.asp?NewsID=168904 Egyptian Basketball] at africabasket.com</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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