BEVERLY – (Radio) Beverly High School Athletic Director Dan Keefe recently announced that Matt 
Karakoudas has been named the new head boys basketball coach at the school. He will be taking over for Scott Lewis who stepped down earlier this Spring. Karakoudas most recently was the head coach at Pope John High School in Everett and has been an assistant coach at Peabody and St. Mary’s in Lynn. Karakoudas took Pope John to the MIAA D4 North Final in 2016. He played his high school basketball at St. Mary’s in Lynn and played at Salem State. Karakoudas, 33 years old, lives in Lynn with his wife Gail, daughters Ariana 6, and Lexi 2
Below in a radio interview the new coach discusses some his coaching influences, his coach background, his plans for Beverly basketball, and much more.
Matt Karakoudas – Beverly Boys Basketball Coach with Bill Newell
