| Continent: | Oceania |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Host: | Australia |
| Dates: | August 5 – August 8 |
| Teams: | 2 |
| Federations: | 21 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champions: | Australia |
| Title Number: | 4 |
| Prevseason: | 1978 |
| Nextseason: | 1981 |
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1979 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and, was held in Sydney and Melbourne. Australia won the series 3–0 to win its fourth consecutive Oceania Championship.