William Lester Wendt (March 20, 1915 – March 12, 1966) was an American basketball coach and professional player.
He was the head coach of DePaul University from 1940 to 1942, guiding them to a 23–20 record.
Wendt had played at DePaul during the late 1930s and had a brief professional playing career with the National Basketball League's Hammond Ciesar All-Americans.