Patrick Baldwin Jr., one of the nation’s top high school basketball recruits, announced Wednesday that he will stay in his home state and play for his father at Milwaukee.
The 6-foot-9 forward is the son of Milwaukee coach Patrick Baldwin Sr., who was a three-time captain at Northwestern in the early 1990s. The Wildcats were on Baldwin Jr.’s list, but he ultimately chose Milwaukee over Duke and Georgetown.
He is the No. 4 prospect in the nation, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings, making the Sussex (Wis.) Hamilton product the highest-rated recruit in the history of the Milwaukee program.
Baldwin was a ball boy for Northwestern’s basketball teams when his dad was an assistant coach from 2013 to 2017. His mom, Shawn, played volleyball at Northwestern.
Baldwin Sr. is 47-70 in four seasons at Milwaukee. The Panthers went 10-12 overall and 7-10 in the Horizon League last season, finishing in eighth place in the 12-team conference. Baldwin Jr. could help the Panthers rise in the ranks.
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Baldwin Sr. also was an assistant coach at Loyola from 2004 to 2011.
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