Clubs Dedas began his
basketball coaching career, being only 19 years old, with
PAOK, working there from 2001 to 2004, as an assistant. In 2004, he became the assistant coach of
MENT, and later that season, he became the
head coach of the club. The next season, he became the assistant coach of
Jure Zdovc, at
Iraklis. From 2007 to 2009, he was the head coach of
OFI Crete. He was also assistant coach of the Greek club
Aris, and the Russian club
Spartak Saint Petersburg, from 2009 to 2011, and from 2011 to 2013 respectively. In 2013, he again became an assistant coach of Jure Zdovc, this time with
Gaziantep Basketbol. After the departure of Zdovc to
AEK Athens, in 2015, he became the head coach of the club. On December 22, 2019, Dedas was named the head coach for
Hapoel Holon of the
Israeli Premier League. After two successful years with Holon, Dedas returned to Greece and signed a two-year deal with
AEK Athens of the
Greek League.
Slovenian national team In 2009, Dedas was named the assistant coach of the senior
Slovenian national basketball team. Slovenia took the 4th place at the
FIBA Eurobasket 2009. In 2014, Dedas returned to work with the Slovenian national team, again as an assistant coach of Jure Zdovc. ==Personal life==