Basketball at the 1979 Pan American Games

{{Infobox Pan American Games event

| event = Basketball

| games = 1979

| image = Basketball pictogram.svg

| image_size = 100

| caption =

| venue = Coliseo Eduardo Dibos

| dates = July 2–13, 1979

| competitors = 202

| nations = 11

| prev = 1975

| next = 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.{{cite book|title=Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979|date=1981|language=es|publisher=1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79)|pages=198–200|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|archive-date=2019-08-11|url-status=dead}}