Albion College Women's Basketball

Coach Carden Hometown Sterling Heights, Mich. College Oakland '95 - B.A.     High School Stevenson (Sterling Heights, Mich.) '91 Family Husband, Scott, daughters, Brooke and Addison Playing History     1991-95 Oakland Coaching History     1997-98 Stevenson HS, Assistant Girls Varsity Coach     2000-01 St. Clement HS, Co-Head Coach     2001-pre. Albion, Head Coach Postseason Coached     2002 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2003 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2004 MIAA Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament - First Round 2005 MIAA Tournament - Championship NCAA Tournament - Sectional Semifinal 2006 MIAA Tournament - First Round 2007 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2008 MIAA Tournament - Championship 2009 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2010 MIAA Tournament - First Round 2011 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2012 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2017 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2018 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2019 MIAA Tournament - First Round 2020 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2021 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2022 MIAA Tournament - First Round 2023 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2024 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals 2025 MIAA Tournament - Semifinals Career Head Coaching Record     2001-02 Albion, 17-9 (7-7 MIAA)     2002-03 Albion, 15-12 (7-7 MIAA)     2003-04 Albion, 23-6 (10-4 MIAA) 2004-05 Albion, 25-5 (14-2 MIAA) 2005-06 Albion, 17-9 (9-7 MIAA) 2006-07 Albion, 15-11 (9-7 MIAA) 2007-08 Albion, 22-5 (13-3 MIAA) 2008-09 Albion, 15-11 (9-7 MIAA) 2009-10 Albion, 11-15 (6-10 MIAA) 2010-11 Albion, 14-13 (11-5 MIAA) 2011-12 Albion, 18-8 (12-4 MIAA) 2012-13 Albion, 10-15 (7-9 MIAA) 2013-14 Albion, 9-16 (5-11 MIAA) 2014-15 Albion, 14-11 (7-9 MIAA) 2015-16 Albion, 10-15 (6-10 MIAA) 2016-17 Albion, 18-8 (11-5 MIAA) 2017-18 Albion, 18-8 (11-5 MIAA) 2018-19 Albion, 18-8 (10-6 MIAA) 2019-20 Albion, 21-6 (12-4 MIAA) 2020-21 Albion, 8-6 (4-2 MIAA) 2021-22 Albion, 18-8 (11-5 MIAA) 2022-23 Albion, 17-10 (10-6 MIAA) 2023-24 Albion, 18-9 (11-5 MIAA) 2024-25 Albion, 12-15 (9-7 MIAA) Totals Albion, 24 seasons (383-239) Doreen Carden is the most successful coach in the history of the Albion College women's basketball program. In addition to leading the Britons to winning seasons 19 out of 24 years, Carden's resume includes winning a share of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's regular season championship in 2005, and the MIAA Tournament title in 2004. Albion has made two trips to the NCAA Division III Championships with the 2005 squad advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. Albion broke through during the second half of the 2003-04 season, winning 10 of its final 12 games. The Britons defeated the top two seeds on the road to win their first MIAA Tournament championship and to secure the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Albion finished the season with a school-record 23 victories. Thanks to the outstanding records, Albion has placed 14 players on the MIAA first team during Carden's tenure. The list of Britons achieving All-MIAA first team status includes Amanda Yeager (2002), Sarah Caskey (2003, 2004, and 2005), Ruthie Sventickas (2005), Jaime Fornetti (2006), Jessica Babcock (2007), Brittany Kemperman (2008), Melissa Shaw (2009), Patty Rewa (2011 and 2012), Brett de Bear (2014), Darian Payne (2016) Oreyana Curry (2017), Evelyn Wischmeyer (2018), Rain Hinton (2019, 20, 21), Lolo Reed (2022), Daniah Beavers (2023), Brazyll Watkins (2024) and Emma Cooke (2025). In addition, Caskey was the MIAA's MVP and a D3hoops.com honorable mention All-American in 2005. Carden laid the foundation toward a coaching career when she worked at the Wolverine and Oakland University summer camps from 1991-94. She joined the Traverse City All-State Camp, which features some of the top players in Michigan, in 1997. She returned to Sterling Heights Stevenson as the assistant girls varsity coach for one season in 1997. Carden also served as head coach of the AAU Michigan Raiders from 1997-99. Her 14 and under team advanced to the state tournament. In 2000, Carden served as the co-coach at St. Clement High School. As a player, Carden enjoyed success throughout her career. She helped Sterling Heights Stevenson reach the state quarterfinal in 1987 and the state semifinals in 1989. Carden earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Macomb Athletic Conference in 1988 and 1989. She received third team All-County status in 1987, and was promoted to first team All-County in 1988. In 1989, Carden was named All-County Most Valuable Player, first team All-Suburban,first team All-Metro, and third team All-State. Oakland University won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1994. Carden served as Oakland's co-captain during the 1992-93 campaign. She was an Academic All-Conference performer in 1993-94 and was voted to six All-Tournament teams. In addition to her high school coaching resume, Carden had worked as a cytotechnologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit from 1995-2001. Carden and her husband, Scott, have two daughters, Brooke and Addison, and reside in Albion.

Evan Metz enters his first season as assistant coach with Albion women's basketball in 2025-26. Metz comes to Albion after a one-year stint as assistant girls basketball coach at Flint Powers Catholic High School, helping the Chargers to an 18-6 record and spot in the district final. Before coaching, Metz worked as a real estate salesperson for Keller Williams for a year. He has also coached the Michigan Mystics girls basketball AAU team based in Clio, Mich. since 2023, working with both middle and high school athletes while leading training sessions for youth in grades 3-11. The Hartland, Mich. native graduated from Michigan State University in 2022 with a degree in advertising management. Metz holds a USA Basketball gold license.

Rick Saldana enters his first season as assistant coach for the 2025-26 season.