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Joe Madson steps down from coaching boys basketball at Mankato East

By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune, 04/21/25, 12:15PM CDT

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Madson led the Mankato East basketball program for 24 seasons. He is also the school’s softball coach.

Mankato East Cougars coach Joe Madson, who led the Cougars to this year's Class 3A tournament, is retiring. Photo by CARLOS GONZALEZ • carlos.gonzalez@startribune.com

Joe Madson always knew he wanted to coach. He never knew how long the journey would last.

After 24 seasons leading the program, Madson recently resigned as coach of Mankato East’s boys basketball team. He is currently coaching the Cougars’ softball team and said he has not yet made up my mind about softball and “will decide that at the end of the year.”

For more on Madson, click here to read this story on startribune.com.

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