Basketball at the 1979 Pan American Games
Venue	Coliseo Eduardo Dibos
Dates	July 2–13, 1979
Competitors	202 from 11 nations
«1975 1983»

Basketball competitions at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico began on July 2 and continued through July 13. The preliminary rounds were held at the Canovanas Coliseum and the Cancha Pepín Cestero, while the final round was held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.^[1]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	1	1	0	2
2	Cuba	1	0	0	1
3	Puerto Rico	0	1	0	1
4	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Canada	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament details	United States Michael Brooks Sam Clancy John Duren Ronnie Lester Kyle Macy Kevin McHale Mike O'Koren Ralph Sampson Isiah Thomas Ray Tolbert Danny Vranes Mike Woodson	Puerto Rico Carlos Bermúdez Néstor Cora Angel Cruz Raymond Dalmau César Fantaucci Mario Morales José "Willie" Quiñones Rubén Rodríguez Angel Santiago Georgie Torres Roberto Valderas Michael Vicenz	Brazil Marcos Leite Fausto Giannechini Marcel de Souza Adilson Nascimento Ubiratan Pereira Hélio Rubens José Carlos Saiani Oscar Schmidt Milton Setrini Evaristo Soares Marcelo Vido
Women's tournament details	Cuba Nancy Atiez Andrea Borrell Bárbara Bécquer Matilde Charro Inocenta Corvea Sonia de la Paz Caridad Despaigne María Moret Virginia Pérez Martha Reinoso Vicenta Salmón Santa Margarita Skeet	United States Barbara Brown Carol Blazejowski Denise Curry Tara Heiss Nancy Lieberman Kris Kirchner Ann Meyers Jill Rankin Jackie Swaim Janice Trombly Rosie Walker Holly Warlick	Canada Candace Clarkson Chris Critelli Denise Dignard Sharon Douglass Debbie Hubbarb Holly Jackson Alison Lang Dori McPhail Ber Smith Debbie Steele Sylvia Sweeney Carol Turney

Participating nations

Eleven countries participated in the competition.