Craig Pedersen
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]
.jpg.webp) Pedersen at EuroBasket 2017. | |
| Iceland | |
|---|---|
| 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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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.[3]
References
- "Pedersen's Iceland right in the thick of battle to reach Second Round after fabulous February". fiba.basketball. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- Sindri Sverrisson (9 November 2022). "Sá þaulsætnasti í sögunni stýrir Íslandi áfram". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "Nýr landsliðsþjálfari í körfubolta". Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- Bagge, Christoffer (12 November 2015). "Legendarisk træner stopper øjeblikkeligt i Svendborg". TV 2 (Denmark) (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 March 2014). "Kanadamaður tekur við íslenska karlalandsliðinu í körfubolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 November 2015). "Pedersen: Konunni líst vel á þetta því ég verð meira heima". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (22 November 2019). "Sportpakkinn: "Enginn landsliðsþjálfari er óumdeildur"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2019.