The Basketball competitions in the 1979 Summer Universiade were held in Mexico City, Mexico.
Men's competition Final standings and results 1. USA (7-1)9. Brazil (6-2)2. Yugoslavia (6-2)10. Israel (6-2)3. Cuba (6-2)11. Japan (5-3)4. Mexico (5-2)12. Panama (3-5)5. Canada (5-3)13. Finland (5-3)6. Bulgaria (4-4)14. Congo (3-5)7. F. R. of Germany (5-3)15. Liberia (3-5)8. Belgium (3-5)16. Jordan (2-6)
Women's competition Final standings and results 1. United States (7-0)5. Soviet Union (5-2)2. Cuba (5-3)6. Poland (5-2)3. Canada (4-3)7. Yugoslavia (2-5)4. Bulgaria (5-3)8. Mexico (1-6)
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20100116184925/http://sports123.com/bsk/wun.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100116184920/http://sports123.com/bsk/mun.html (Men's) (Women's)