1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
# 1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

The 1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones was the 13th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil.

## Participants

| Continent | Teams | Clubs | Clubs |
| - | - | - | - |
| Europe | 2 | Bosna | Emerson Varese |
| North America | 2 | Piratas de Quebradillas | Mo-Kan All-Stars |
| South America | 1 | Sírio |

## League stage

Day 1, October 2 1979

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Mo-Kan All-Stars | 111–114 | Bosna |
| Sírio | 114–81 | Piratas de Quebradillas |

Day 2, October 3 1979

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Emerson Varese | 78–73 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| Sírio | 91–98 | Mo-Kan All-Stars |

Day 3, October 4 1979

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Mo-Kan All-Stars | 95–96 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| Bosna | 109–90 | Emerson Varese |

Day 4, October 5 1979

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Piratas de Quebradillas | 83–84 | Bosna |
| Sírio | 83–79 | Emerson Varese |

Day 5, October 6 1979

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Emerson Varese | 80–75 | Mo-Kan All-Stars |
| Sírio | 100–98 | Bosna |

## Final standings

| | Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Sírio | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 388 | 356 |
| 2. | Bosna | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 405 | 384 |
| 3. | Emerson Varese | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 327 | 340 |
| 4. | Piratas de Quebradillas | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 333 | 371 |
| 5. | Mo-Kan All-Stars | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 379 | 381 |

* 1979 Intercontinental Champions
* Sírio 1st title
