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.
Medal table
Medalists Men's tournament Michael BrooksSam ClancyJohn DurenRonnie LesterKyle MacyKevin McHaleMike O'KorenRalph SampsonIsiah ThomasRay TolbertDanny VranesMike Woodson Carlos BermúdezNéstor CoraAngel CruzRaymond DalmauCésar FantaucciMario MoralesJosé "Willie" QuiñonesRubén RodríguezAngel SantiagoGeorgie TorresRoberto ValderasMichael Vicenz Marcos LeiteFausto GiannechiniMarcel de SouzaAdilson NascimentoUbiratan PereiraHélio RubensJosé Carlos SaianiOscar SchmidtMilton SetriniEvaristo SoaresMarcelo Vido Nancy AtiezAndrea BorrellBárbara BécquerMatilde CharroInocenta CorveaSonia de la PazCaridad DespaigneMaría MoretVirginia PérezMartha ReinosoVicenta SalmónSanta Margarita Skeet Barbara BrownCarol BlazejowskiDenise CurryTara HeissNancy LiebermanKris KirchnerAnn MeyersJill RankinJackie SwaimJanice TromblyRosie WalkerHolly Warlick Candace ClarksonChris CritelliDenise DignardSharon DouglasDebbie HubandHolly JacksonAlison LangDori McPhailBev SmithDebbie SteeleSylvia SweeneyCarol Turney
Participating nations Eleven countries participated in the competition.
See also Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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