Iceland | |
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Position | Head coach |
Personal information | |
Born | June 13, 1965 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
Career information | |
College | Simon Fraser University |
NBA draft | 1987: undrafted |
Playing career | 1989–2007 |
Position | Forward |
Coaching career | 2003–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1993–1994 | Horsens BC |
1994–2002 | Horsens IC |
2002–2003 | Bakken Bears |
2003–2007 | Svendborg Rabbits |
As coach: | |
2003–2015 | Svendborg Rabbits |
2004–2009 | Denmark (assistant) |
2014–present | Iceland |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Craig Pedersen (born June 13, 1965) is a Canadian basketball coach and the head coach of the Iceland national team,[1] where he coached them at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[2] He is the second longest tenured coach of Iceland behind Einar Bollason.[3]
Pedersen played professionally in Denmark from 1989 to 2003 with Horsens BC, Horsens IC and Skovbakken, winning the Danish championship in 1998.[4]
He was the head coach of Svendborg Rabbits from 2003 to 2015[5] and an assistant coach to the Denmark men's national team from 2004 to 2009.[6] In 2014, he was hired as the head coach of the Iceland men's national team.[7]
On 22 November 2019, Pedersen signed a 3-year contract extension to continue with the Iceland national team.[8]
On 9 November 2022, Pedersen signed another contract extension to continue with the Iceland national team until 2025.[3]
Pedersen wife is Danish. Together, they have two children.[9]