Craig Pedersen (born June 13, 1965) is a Canadian

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coach and the head coach of the Iceland national team, where he coached them at the

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and

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. He is the second longest tenured coach of Iceland behind

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Playing career

Pedersen played professionally in Denmark from 1989 to 2003 with Horsens BC,

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and Skovbakken, winning the Danish championship in 1998.

Coaching career

He was the head coach of Svendborg Rabbits from 2003 to 2015 and an assistant coach to the Denmark men's national team from 2004 to 2009. In 2014, he was hired as the head coach of the Iceland men's national team. On 22 November 2019, Pedersen signed a 3-year contract extension to continue with the Iceland national team. On 9 November 2022, Pedersen signed another contract extension to continue with the Iceland national team until 2025.

References

1965 births Living people Bakken Bears players Canadian men's basketball coaches Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Simon Fraser Clan men's basketball players Svendborg Rabbits players Forwards (basketball) {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub