The 1979 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The championship was decided by a sudden death Grand Final between first (St. Kilda Saints) and second (Canberra Cannons).

Ten teams competed in the 1979 Season.

Bruins Bullets Cannons Astronauts Tigers Hawks Falcons Spectres Saints Bearcats

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Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Head Coach
Bankstown Bruins	Sydney	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	2,500	1979	Shaun O'Connell
Brisbane Bullets	Brisbane	Auchenflower Stadium	2,000	1979	Robert Young
Canberra Cannons	Canberra	Canberra Showgrounds	Unknown	1979	Cal Stamp
City of Sydney Astronauts	Sydney	Alexandria Stadium	Unknown	1979	Charlie Ammit
Glenelg Tigers	Glenelg	Apollo Entertainment Centre	3,000	1979	Alan Dawe
Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong	Beaton Park Stadium	2,000	1979	Joe Farrugia
Newcastle Falcons	Newcastle	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	2,200	1979	Bob Turner
Nunawading Spectres	Melbourne	Burwood Stadium	2,000	1979	Barry Barnes
St. Kilda Saints	Melbourne	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	2,000	1979	Brian Kerle
West Adelaide Bearcats	Port Adelaide	Apollo Entertainment Centre	3,000	1979	Ken Richardson

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The 1979 regular season took place over 15 rounds between 24 February 1979 and 3 June 1979.

Every team played 18 games, against each opponent twice.

Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 1979. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

¹Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Nunawading Spectres (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+2).

²Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-0).

³Head-to-Head between Glenelg Tigers and Bankstown Bruins (1-1). Glenelg Tigers won For and Against (+7).