Crown College Athletics

David Pederson begins his 3rd season as the Head Coach of Crown College Women's Basketball.

Pederson comes off an exciting year two finishing the season with a record of 12-20 and an NCCAA DII National Championship. In year one Pederson led Crown to a 5-22 record after an extremely tough non-conference schedule and a NCCAA DII North region final appearance. Pederson had three all conference selections in 2025-26 the most awarded to Polars teams since 2014-15.

Pederson spent seven total years as a Men's Basketball Assistant Coach at the University of Northwestern St. Paul. During that time, Pederson helped guide the Eagles to multiple UMAC Championships, and NCAA D3 National Tournament Appearances. Pederson was on the staff for the 2021 NCCAA D1 National Championship. Pederson then switched over to Women's Basketball as the Associate Head Coach for the University of Northwestern St. Paul in 2023-2024 season. He also coached two season at the University of Dubuque.

Coaching Mission:

• Crown Women's Basketball has four core values:
  • 1) Relationships: We will be more than a four year commitment. We care about our players beyond Crown College.
  • 2) Hard work: The goals we have set for ourselves are hard, but it's suppose to be hard. The hard is what makes it great.
  • 3) Humility: Humility in our program means embracing your role.
  • 4) Thankfulness: We are thankful to be student-athletes at a school like Crown College. This thankfulness gives us the freedom to play basketball with no pressure.

• University of Northwestern St. Paul– Bachelor of Arts in Communication [2018]
• University of Dubuque – Masters in Communication [2020]

• University of Northwestern St. Paul, Men's Basketball Student-Coach [2014-2018]
• U of Dubuque, Men's Basketball GA [2018-2020]
• University of Northwestern St. Paul, Men's Basketball Assistant Coach [2020-2023]
• University of Northwestern St. Paul, Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach [2023-2024]
• Crown College, Women's Basketball Head Coach [2024-Present]

• Winning the 2025-26 NCCAA Division II National Championship
• 4 UMAC All-Conference Selections
• 1 NCCAA All-American Selection

• Coach Pederson is married to his wife Morgan.
• He attends River Valley Church.

Career Record (at Crown):
Year                 Record             UMAC             UMAC Finish               Postseason
2024-25           5-22                   3-11                    6th                              -
2025-26           12-20                 3-9                      6th                          NCCAA DII National Champions

Overall             17-42                6-20