Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach.

[2] At a height of 6'4" (1.93 m), he could play at either the shooting guard or small forward positions.

On February 3, 2008, Brabender was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European professional club basketball, over the previous half-century, by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.

Brabender came to Spain in order to gain experience, and he ended up contributing to four EuroLeague titles won by Real Madrid in 1968, 1974, 1978, and 1980.

Brabender played for the senior men's Spain national basketball team, and he won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1973, where he was also named the MVP of the tournament.