Cleveland State Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Frozena Jerro | Assistant Coach

Frozena Jerro will begin her fifth season on the sidelines with the Cleveland State women’s basketball team during the 2022-23 campaign and her 26th season as a collegiate coach.

Last year, Jerro helped the Vikings post their second 20-win campaign over the last three years, and was part of the Viking coaching staff that led CSU to the Horizon League Championship game and back-to-back postseason appearances (2022 WBI).

In 2020-21, Jerro was an instrumental part of the Viking coaching staff that led Cleveland State to its first-ever postseason title, as the Vikings captured the 2021 WBI Championship.

During the 2019-20 campaign, Jerro helped lead the Vikings to a 21-11 record, marking just the third 20-win campaign in program history. Jerro also helped the Vikings post a record-setting 11-game winstreak between November 13, 2019 and December 28, 2019, helping Cleveland State post double-digit consecutive wins for the first time.

Jerro joined the Vikings for the 2018-19 season following a seven-year stint at UIC, where she served as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. During her time with the Flames, Jerro helped mentor seven All-Horizon League selections, seven Horizon League All-Defensive Team honorees and a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in Ruvanna Campbell.

During the 2013-14 campaign, Jerro and the Flames posted a program record 26 wins en route to capturing the WBI Championship – the first postseason title in program history.

Prior to her time at UIC Jerro spent one season at the New Jersey Institute of Technology following a six-year stint as an assistant coach at UNLV. During her six years at UNLV, Jerro helped the Lady Rebels to four postseason appearances including a WNIT Runner-Up finish during the 2003-04 campaign.

Jerro got her start in collegiate coaching at the University of Houston before transitioning to California State University – Northridge where she spent one season as an assistant coach and four years as the head coach. During the 1998-99 season, Jerro led the Matadors to the Big Sky Conference championship and the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance, earning Big Sky Coach of the Year accolades.

Jerro is a 1993 graduate of Arizona State University - earning a bachelors degree in business marketing - where she was a two-time letterwinner and team captain for the Sun Devils. During her playing career, Jerro was named a Pac-10 Conference All-Star and helped lead her team to an NCAA Tournament appearance.

As a former USA Basketball participant, Jerro was inducted into her high school athletic hall of fame, earning the honor at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco, California.

DESMA THOMAS BATEAST | Assistant Coach

Desma Thomas Bateast will begin her third year as an assistant coach on the Cleveland State sidelines during the 2022-23 season.

Last year, Thomas Bateast helped the Vikings post their second 20-win campaign over the last three years, and was part of the Viking coaching staff that led CSU to the Horizon League Championship game and back-to-back postseason appearances (2022 WBI).

Thomas Bateast joined the Vikings prior to the 2020-21 season with 18 years of collegiate coaching experience, in which she has helped her former teams make eight postseason appearances, earn Top-25 national rankings and capture a pair of conference titles.

In her first season with the Vikings, Thomas Bateast was an instrumental part of the Viking coaching staff that led Cleveland State to its first-ever postseason title, as the Vikings captured the 2021 WBI Championship.

Prior to Cleveland State, Thomas Bateast spent three years at Florida Atlantic University where she served as the co-recruiting coordinator and assistant coach. During her time with the Owls, Thomas Bateast helped FAU to its best finish since joining Conference USA while also helping the team record the highest scoring average in recent history.

Prior to her stint at FAU, Thomas Bateast spent four years at the University of South Florida, where she was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During her time at USF, Thomas Bateast coordinated all aspects of recruiting, including the recruitment of 2017 AAC Freshman of the Year Tamara Henshaw.

While with the Bulls, Thomas Bateast helped USF make three straight American Athletic Conference Championship appearances, while also helping the team achieve its first-ever Top-25 national ranking during the 2014-15 season. In addition, USF earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament three out of the four years she was there, while the Bulls advanced to the Final Four of the WNIT during the 2013-14 season.

During her tenure at USF, two Bulls were selected in the WNBA Draft, including Courtney Williams who was a first round pick following the 2015-16 campaign.

Thomas Bateast also spent seven years at FIU, where she helped the Panthers to two WNIT postseason appearances, including the program’s first postseason appearance in 10 years when FIU advanced to the second round of the WNIT during the 2011-12 campaign.

As the recruiting coordinator at FIU, Thomas Bateast was instrumental in the recruitment and development of Jerica Coley, who was a two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, two-time AP All-American Honorable Mention and the 2012-13 National Scoring Leader.

Thomas Bateast played collegiately at Miami, where she graduated as the all-time leader in three-pointers made and attempted. Throughout her career she recorded 1,284 total points, and helped Miami pick up back-to-back BIG EAST Conference and Tournament championships.

As a two-time All-BIG EAST selection, Thomas Bateast was inducted into the UM Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

After college, Thomas Bateast spent five years playing professionally, including stints in the WNBA, Italian Basketball League, Swedish Basketball League, Turkish Basketball Federation, and NWBL.

BOB DUNN | Assistant Coach

Bob Dunn will begin his second year on the Cleveland State sidelines during the 2022-23 season, serving as an assistant coach.

Last year, Dunn helped the Vikings post their second 20-win campaign over the last three years, and was part of the Viking coaching staff that led CSU to the Horizon League Championship game and back-to-back postseason appearances (2022 WBI).

Dunn joined the Vikings prior to the 2021-22 campaign following a six-year stint at George Mason, where he served as the assistant coach and international recruiter. During his time with the Patriots, Dunn helped mentor back-to-back A-10 Players of the Year, while also helping George Mason post the most wins in program history during the 2017-18 season.

While with the Patriots, Dunn also served as the scheduling and scouting coordinator, in addition to spending time as an academic liaison.

Prior to his time at George Mason Dunn spent one season at Wagner College, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. While at Wagner, Dunn developed and coached Jasmine Nwajei, who finished the 2014-15 regular season as the NCAA Scoring Leader.

Dunn also spent two seasons as the women's basketball video coordinator at Kentucky.

Dunn is a 2010 and 2011 graduate of Dayton, where he spent his undergraduate and graduate career as a men's basketball student manager, graduate assistant and video coordinator.