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.

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

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

	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

• 1979 Intercontinental Cup William Jones^[usurped]