Montana Western, University of

Dawson Henshaw will be entering his second season on the Montana Western coaching staff in 2024-25.

In his first season with the Bulldog program, the Bulldogs had an overall record of 14-16 on the season. The season was highlighted by the first win over a top-10 ranked team since the 2019-20 season after defeating the No. 10 ranked Arizona Christian on Dec. 15 71-61. Western earned five conference honors, with Jalyn Stepney earning second team all-conference honors as well as being named the Frontier's Newcomer of the Year. Abi Adedo earned second team all-conference honors and Michael Haverfield grabbed honorable mention all-conference. 

Prior to UMW, Henshaw joined the CSI staff in the fall of 2022. While at CSI, Henshaw helped lead the Golden Eagles to a perfect 29-0 regular season, the first undefeated regular season since 1978. CSI was the No. 1 ranked team in the NJCAA for eight weeks running and was the No. 2 overall seed in the NJCAA National Tournament. He served as the Defensive Coordinator, coached a first team NJCAA All-American, four all-conference players, and was responsible for 1/3 of all scouts, player development workouts, and academic management.

Before making the move to CSI, Henshaw was the assistant coach at Boise High School for five seasons (2016-2021), helping lead them to their first state tournament appearance and win in more than 20 years. Most recently Henshaw was the junior varsity coach at Rocky Mountain High School.

Outside of high school, Henshaw coached two years with Select Basketball, which is one of the premier AAU programs in the Mountain West, covering Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington.

A licensed Real Estate Agent and Property Manager, Henshaw graduated from Boise State University with a degree in International Business and Mandarin Chinese.