Craig Pedersen
Canadian basketball coach (born 1965)
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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] who he has led to EuroBasket three times, in 2015, 2017 and 2025. He is the longest tenured Iceland national teams coach in teams sports.[2][3] He played and coached for several years in Denmark where he won the national championship twice, in 1998 as a player and in 2010 as a coach.
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Pedersen at EuroBasket 2017. | |
| Iceland | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 13, 1965 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | Simon Fraser University |
| Playing career | 1989–2007 |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1993–1994 | Horsens BC |
| 1994–2002 | Horsens IC |
| 2002–2003 | Bakken Bears |
| 2003–2007 | Svendborg Rabbits |
Coaching | |
| 2003–2015 | Svendborg Rabbits |
| 2004–2009 | Denmark (assistant) |
| 2014–present | Iceland |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As coach:
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Playing career
Pedersen played professionally in Denmark from 1989 to 2003 with Horsens BC, Horsens IC and Skovbakken, winning the Danish championship in 1998.[4]
Coaching career
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.[9]
On 23 February 2025, he led Iceland to its third EuroBasket appearance with its qualification to EuroBasket 2025.[2]
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