Meet our coaching staff! 

Head Coach Christopher DeJesus

Chris's love of basketball started when he was 12 years old and he’s been involved in the sport ever since. After playing at the high school and college levels, he began coaching in 1995 when he formed a team with his co-workers at Continental Airlines in New York.

After moving to Houston, Christopher continued to coach the Continental team at Bush Intercontinental Airport and has had the distinction of taking his team three years in a row to the Continental Airlines Finals at Madison Square Garden where his team competed with the guidance of NY Knick legends Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Charles Smith and John Starks. Christopher’s teams brought home the championship title in 2004 and 2006. 

Christopher joined our athletic department in early 2008 and is looking forward to a promising career with us for years to come. Christopher has led the Lone Star Basketball to a total of 4 Championships, 3 for the Men’s program and 1 for the Women’s program. He coached many Lone Star teams in 3 Regional Elite 8 games in Houston and North Carolina and also was a runner-up in a regional tournament. The schedule he builds throughout the season for the Men’s program is against the top jr colleges in the nation. This allows the players to play at their top potential and gives them a feel of what it’s like to be on a bigger stage.   

Currently, Christopher coaches the Men’s and Women’s Club Basketball Sports teams at LSC-Tomball. He prefers a fast-pace, up-temp “run and gun” style. You’ll experience high scoring games with lots of excitement. Chris believes that an important part of coaching is teaching life skills. Christopher has had many players transfer to different four years universities both for academics and for sports. The same lessons that apply to basketball apply in life; never quitting and working hard creates a winning attitude for the game of life. Christopher has really made his mark on the campus and in the Tomball community. He’s helped with building the Timberwolf pride for the home games and keeps the students involved.  

COACH CHRIS BELIEVES

Coaching basketball is teaching...teaching not only fundamentals, how to play the game, team skills, and more but also life skills. Coaching is about impacting the lives of young student athletes. Although we may not be their parents, we are able to be a positive, important person in of our players lives. You teach by example and how to treat others. A coach should be a person of integrity. Players are looking for guidance, along with your belief and trust in them, but more importantly they want to know that you care. A coach should be a player’s mentor more than a friend. Young student athletes are searching for that structure and guidance through their journey. A coach should focus on helping develop character – not characters. That coach/player relationship is important and goes a long way, and if done right, it will carry a player even farther than a basketball career. It will help guide them through life journey for the rest of their lives.

If you fall, dare to rise again. to succeed, you must never stop trying. defeat is a temporal down fall. Strength is not how many times you have fallen but how well you can rise after being defeated.

"Our Greatest Achievement is not in never falling but in rising again every time we fall." -Dr. Martin King Jr

Assistant Head Coach Durell Forte

Durell Forte was born in Houston, and has worked at Lone Star College-Tomball for 20 years. Since graduating from LSC-Tomball in 2008, Durell has transferred to Lamar University, and he has remained devoted to the arts that he first showcased at the LSC-Tomball. In addition to working as a mentor for others and motivational speaker, he has published 8 books of his own poetry and self-help.

Volunteer Assistant Coach Dontavious Elder 

I’m coach Dontavious Elder, I was born in Houston, and attended James Madison high school. I’m extremely passionate about the game of basketball. In addition to working as a player development coach I love helping in the students develop the skills needed to play basketball. The main reason I am coaching is to help teach young men and women the game and about life experiences. 

Volunteer Assistant Coach Nate Anthony 

My name is Nate Anthony and I'm a LSC Tomball Alumni. I enjoyed my time here at Tomball so much that I came back to help the younger student athletes gain knowledge from the time I had with school and club basketball.

Basketball Manager: Samia Sumantha 

I’m Samia Sumantha, I was born in Pakistan, and I have a passionate commitment to helping the basketball team. In addition to working as a manager in my free time I like to go to the gym.