NAMPA, Idaho - Northwest Nazarene men's basketball head coach Jon Hawkins has finalized his staff ahead of the start of the 2024-25 season.
 
Hawkins announces the addition of Chris Dendinger, Greg Hawkins, Levi Wenrich, and Andrew Anawalt to the program. Kobe Terashima and Jeff Kinneeveauk return to the men's basketball sidelines.
 
 
Chris Dendinger
 
Chris takes the role of top assistant, joining the Nighthawks after four years with the Colorado Christian men's basketball program.
 
"I am honored and blessed to be joining the NNU family," said Dendinger. "I am grateful to President Pearsall, Athletic Director Paul Rush, and Coach Hawkins for this opportunity to join the staff. My family and I are ecstatic to continue to fight for GNAC conference championships and to compete in the NCAA tournament for years to come."  
 
Chris was Colorado Christian's Associate Head Coach last season after three years as an assistant. While there, he coached seven All-RMAC players and the team improved their wins total each year.
 
Prior to CCU, he was a graduate assistant coach at Oral Roberts University from 2018-20, coaching one First Team All-Conference player, two Second Team All-Conference players, and one conference Freshman of the Year.
 
He has also spent one year as an assistant at John Brown University (2017-18), a volunteer assistant at Cedarville University (2016-17), and a student manager at Ohio University (2014-16). Of note, Ohio was the back-to-back MAC champions during his two seasons with an NCAA Tournament berth in 2015 and NIT appearance in 2016.
 
Chris received his Bachelor's degree in Sports Sciences from Ohio University and earned a Leadership MBA from Oral Roberts.
 
Chris and his wife, Mya, reside in Nampa, Idaho. Mya is a former Division One track and field student-athlete at Ohio University.
 
 
Greg Hawkins
 
Greg Hawkins, brother of head coach Jon, joins the staff ahead of the 2024-25 season as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach.
 
"Very few coaches get to team up with their brother to lead young men on and off the court," said Hawkins. "I'm honored and excited at the opportunity to serve and support Jon."

Greg spent last year as a high school head coach at Christ Academy. Prior to that, he spent three seasons as an assistant at Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas. While at MSU, the Mustangs reached the Lone Star Conference tournament in two of three seasons. Greg also mentions a highlight of his time there as traveling to Nampa for a Thanksgiving tournament in 2022 and getting to compete against Jon, 'hopefully for the one and only time'.
 
Prior to MSU, Greg spend three seasons at Dallas Baptist as an assistant. DBU qualified for the NCAA Tournament in all three years he was there. Another highlight from his time at DBU was the opportunity to officiate a player's wedding.
 
At all of Greg's coaching stops, he credits his best memories as being the relationships that he has been able to form with players and other coaches.
 
Greg has earned a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State, a Master's in Education from Northern Arizona, and a Master's in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary.
 
Greg has been married to wife Keri since 2015, and the pair have two children: daughter Adeline and son Charlie.
 
 
Levi Wenrich
 
Levi joins the NNU program as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 year.
 
"It's a dream opportunity to join the NNU family," said Wenrich. "In my 12 years of coaching, I've been very fortunate to be a part of some great programs. Great cultures that were conducted by leaders of purpose and with true intentions to help others. This is the exact type of culture I see with Coach Hawkins and the staff he has put together.
 
"There are no easy nights in the GNAC, but we look forward to competing every day and chasing our potential this season. I'd like to thank God, as well as all my former players and coaches who have made this opportunity possible."
 
Levi spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at East Los Angeles College. ELAC went 48-13 over those seasons with a trip to the CCCAA Final Four, and 16 players moved on to four-year schools with scholarships (including five to NCAA DI programs).
 
Prior to ELAC, he spent time as an assistant women's basketball coach at The Master's University in Santa Clarita, California. While there, his teams went 57-10 overall with final NAIA national rankings of No. 2 and No. 5. They also reached the Elite Eight of the NAIA National Tournament once.
 
Levi also spent time as a high school head coach at Castaic HS in the LA area, opening a program from scratch at a brand new school and earning the first varsity wins in school history.
 
He played four years at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and finished in the top five in school history in assists at the end of his career. He graduated from Hamline with a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice with minors in Psychology and Sociology.
 
Levi comes to Nampa with his wife Leah and their four children, Abe, Meadow, Rowan, and Waylon.
 
 
Andrew Anawalt
 
Andrew joins the program as a graduate assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
 
"I'm extremely blessed and excited to be a part of the NNU basketball program and the family here," said Anawalt.
 
Andrew graduated last year from the University of Tampa with a degree in Sport Management. While at Tampa, he served as a Student Assistant with the men's basketball program.
 
The San Clemente, California native has gained experience coaching for Skyhawks Sports in South Orange County the last two summers.
 
Andrew also played high school basketball at Capistrano Valley Christian School and JSerra Catholic School. While at CVCS, he was a teammate of NNU men's basketball alum Spider Adetunji '20.
 
 
Kobe Terashima
 
Kobe is back for another year as an assistant after joining the staff prior to the 2023-24 season.
 
Kobe concluded his Nighthawks' playing career after the 2022-23 season, starting 67 games over three years. He was the starting point guard for the majority of his time at NNU, leading the Nighthawks to the first two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history as well as NNU men's basketball's first GNAC Championship during his senior year in 2022-23. 

The Meridian, Idaho native finished his career second in NNU's NCAA history in assists per game at 4.3 and total assists at 290. He also played two seasons at Montana State Billings prior to transferring to NNU, where he led the GNAC in assists as a freshman.

Terashima graduated from NNU with a Business Management degree in 2021 and added a Master's in Business Administration in 2023.
 
 
Jeff Kinneeveauk
 
Jeff resumes a role with the men's basketball program that he has held for many years, serving as Character Coach.
 
Jeff played for Northwest Nazarene from 1992-97, appearing in 95 games and tallying up 174 assists during his career. He was a member of the 1994-95 squad that was the NAIA DII National Runner-Up and 1993-94 team that reached the NAIA DII Final Four.