CARROLL COMPANIES RETURNS TO FRED BARAKAT SPORTS DINNER AS PRESENTING PARTNER; TICKETS, TABLES, PARTNERSHIPS REMAIN
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Carroll Companies are returning to the Fred Barakat Sports Dinner as its presenting partner for the third-consecutive year, the Greensboro Sports Council announced today. The 2025 event is set for Monday, April 28 at the Greensboro Complex.
Three-time NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dawn Staley will be the featured speaker at the 2025 Fred Barakat Sports Dinner benefitting the Greensboro Aquatic Center’s Learn-to-Swim Program. Staley’s top-seeded Lady Gamecocks will play the fourth-seeded Maryland Terrapins in their 11th-consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 Friday at 5 p.m. in Birmingham, Ala.
The Carroll Companies, based in Greensboro, N.C., feature a collection of enterprises specializing in diverse aspects of land development construction, ownership, management and publication. As The Carroll Companies continue to evolve, they are best known for their luxury multifamily developments, visionary mixed-use lifestyle centers and superior storage solutions. With more than three decades of real estate development, The Carroll Companies now have over $5.2 billion in real estate assets that Carroll owns or currently have under development without outside equity or partners.
“We are honored to continue our partnership with the Fred Barakat Sports Dinner for the third consecutive year, supporting a cause that truly makes a difference in the lives of every second grader in Guilford County,” said Roy E. Carroll, CEO and Founder of The Carroll Companies. “Learning to swim is not just a skill—it’s a lifesaving ability that every child should have access to, regardless of their background. At The Carroll Companies, we believe in investing in our community, and this program embodies our commitment to creating opportunities that enrich and protect the next generation.”
In partnership with Guilford County Schools, the Greensboro Aquatic Center developed a curriculum-based Learn-to-Swim healthy-lifestyle program that debuted in 2011. The skills learned through the Learn-to-Swim Program are lifesaving and help students develop an active lifestyle while exposing them to additional swimming opportunities. For additional information on the Learn-to-Swim program, please visit www.greensboroaquaticcenter.com/learn-to-swim.
The Fred Barakat Sports Dinner is open to the general public; corporate partnerships offering access to the VIP reception with Staley are currently being sold by the Greensboro Sports Council. Individual tickets are $175, tables of 10 are $1,500; for additional information, please visit: www.greensborosportscouncil.com or contact Tyler Key, tylermkey@yahoo.com.
Since joining the University of South Carolina in 2008, Staley and the Gamecocks have challenged for Southeastern Conference and national championships ever year. Staley led the Gamecocks to the national title in 2017, ’22 and ’24, and the perennial national championship contender advanced to the NCAA Final Four in six of the last nine seasons. The Lady Gamecocks are the top overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Barakat joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1981 as the supervisor of men’s basketball officials. He was later named assistant commissioner and was then promoted to associate commissioner, director of men’s basketball. He passed away in 2010.
About the Greensboro Sports Council:
Founded in 1959, the Greensboro Sports Council is the official host organization for the Greensboro Coliseum Complex providing hospitality, resources and community interaction for events held at the Coliseum Complex. The Sports Council supports or did support such Greensboro and Guilford County events as the ACC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, the Wyndham Championship PGA TOUR event, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, various USA Swimming events, the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships, the ACC Women’s Golf Tournament, the United States Olympic Table Tennis Trials as well as NCAA Championships hosted in the area. In addition, the Council hosts the HAECO Invitational high school basketball tournament each December. Founded in 1976, this annual event donates its proceeds to charitable organizations and its participating schools each year. For additional information, please visit www.greensborosportscouncil.com