Education
Pedersen went to Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona. She led her team to a 5A-DI state title as a senior. She set records for 5A with 2,611 points, 1,444 rebounds, 434 assists and 304 blocks.
Pedersen went to Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona. She led her team to a 5A-DI state title as a senior. She set records for 5A with 2,611 points, 1,444 rebounds, 434 assists and 304 blocks.
She was selected 7th overall in the 2011 Women's National Basketball Association Draft. She was selected for the 2006 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament as a senior at Red Mountain High School in Arizona. After attending high school she went to Stanford University, where she had a highly successful career.
High School United States of America Basketball Pederson has 12 rebounds in the game against Brazil.
She averaged 6.0 points epr game over the course of the event. She averaged 2.8 points per game.
Pedersen averaged 5.1 points per game, and was the team"s third leading rebounder, with 6.4 per game. Stanford At Stanford, Pedersen was a huge contributor.
Tara VanDerveer (the coach at Stanford) has complimented her many times.
In her freshman year, the team reached the final four, Pedersen being a huge contributor, averaging 12.6 points per game. She also averaged 8.4 rebounds a game. She was named Pac-10 freshman of the year.
She also set a Stanford freshman record by starting all 39 games.
They eventually lost to UConn (Connecticut) in the final four, but Pedersen managed 17 points and 7 rebounds and received much praise from the fans. During her remaining years in college, the Cardinal reached the final four every single year, with Pedersen being a consistent stand-out contributor.
UConn continued to be a huge barrier to success for them, but Stanford finally beat them on December 30, 2011. However, they then went on to lose in the final four to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical. Pedersen has set Stanford"s career record in both games (150) and minutes played (4,762), and she is seventh in the all-time points list (1,941 points).
Women's National Basketball Association Pedersen was selected 7th overall in the 2011 Women's National Basketball Association Draft by Tulsa Shock.
Former head coach, Nolan Richardson, once called her the "female Larry Bird-type player". Pedersen was traded to the Connecticut Sun for a 2nd Round Pick in the 2014 Women's National Basketball Association Draft on June 20, 2013. Pedersen was born in Flint, Michigan on April 14, 1989 to Kelli and Gary Pedersen.
Her father played basketball at Saint Mary"s in California.
Her family later moved to Fountain Hills, Arizona when she was six years old, where she still resides. She has one younger brother, Kyle.
Pedersen was named a member of the team representing the United States of America at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia.