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24/7: 100 (#1 SF / #1 overall)
Rivals: (#1 SF / #1 overall)
ESPN: 96 (#1 SF / #1 overall)
Wishoops: #1 player in 2021
Last updated: May 16, 2019
Previous Rankings: 5-star by 24/7 Composite (#1 SF/#2 overall/#1 WI); 5-star (#2 overall) by 24/7; 5-star (#1 SF/#1 overall) by Rivals
2019 First Team All-State (AP)
2019 First Team All-State (USA Today)
2019 First Team All-State - Div. 2 (WBCA)
2019 First Team All-Conference (Greater Metro)
2018 First Team All-Conference (Greater Metro)
*unanimous selection
2019: 8.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg (NBPA Camp)
2019: EYBL (Phenom U)
2018-19: 18.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3.1 apg | Sophomore (Hamilton)
2018: 14 ppg | EYBL (Phenom U)
2017-18: 16.0 ppg. 5.4 rpg, 2.7 apg | Freshman (Hamilton)
When Patrick Baldwin became a Division I head basketball coach at UW-Milwaukee, he may have harbored dreams of coaching his son, Patrick Baldwin Jr., someday. Imagine the rollercoaster of emotions seeing your son rise to become one of (if not the) top NBA prospect in the 2021 class, realizing he can pick any school he wants or go pro), and then feeling the elation from your son’s decision to compete in the Horizon League with you.
Baldwin Jr. was the highly-touted new kid on the Wisconsin prep hoop scene coming up from the Chicago area when his dad took a new job and it was only a matter of time before he ascended to the consensus No. 1 player in the 2021 class nationally. His sweet stroke makes him a nightmare to cover at his height (6’9”).
Since his standout freshman season, Baldwin has made an impression among the nation’s best, attending the Nike Elite 100 and NBPA Top 100 Camp in June 2018. Wisconsin threw its hat in the ring relatively late, becoming the 12th school to offer Baldwin a scholarship later in August, following the likes of Duke, UCLA, USC, Florida, Kansas State and Marquette. The Badgers survived the cut to Baldwin’s Top 10 in May 2020, but appeared to be all but eliminated based on comments made to 247 Sports. Duke, UW-Milwaukee and Northwestern (his father’s alma mater) all traded stints as the trendy picks along the way, with even North Carolina and Kentucky on the outside looking in. Hopefully Baldwin selecting to lead the Panthers for one year in stead of Duke or Georgetown will bring some benefits to the state basketball scene as a whole.
2021
Sussex Hamilton forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. was recruited by Duke, Georgetown but commits to UW-Milwaukee (Journal Sentinel)
2020
10/5: Five-star Patrick Baldwin Jr. goes in depth on recruitment (247 Sports)
7/7: Rankings the Contenders: Patrick Baldwin, Jr. (Rivals)
5/9: Sussex Hamilton’s Patrick Baldwin has trimmed his college list to 10. UW and UWM made the cut. (Journal Sentinel)
2/19: Patrick Baldwin Jr., the nation’s No. 3 basketball recruit in the junior class, faces a difficult decision (Chicago Tribune)
1/12: With full slate of nationally recruited stars, Highland Shootout thrilled once again (Belleville News-Democrat)
2019
7/10: Bossi’s Best: Ten best HS prospects in America (Rivals)
7/9: Superlatives for the stars of 2021’s basketball class (247 Sports)
5/15: Nike EYBL Indianapolis Best Team: Phenom University (D1Circuit.com)
5/13: Ten takeaways from three days at the Nike EYBL (Rivals)
3/16: Four top recruits form golden era of Wisconsin high school basketball (USA Today)
2018
10/18: No. 1 sophomore Patrick Baldwin Jr. still developing killer instinct on the court (USA Today)
9/4: Men’s basketball uses team-wide approach to recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr. (MarquetteWire.com)
7/21: Summer Jam: The Bossi Awards (Rivals)
6/22: ESPN ranks Baldwin first, Foster third in Class of 2021 basketball (Journal Sentinel)
6/18: Class of 2021 Intro: Patrick Baldwin (247 Sports)
1/29: Young Hamilton team relying on high-profile freshman Patrick Baldwin, Jr. (Journal Sentinel)
Highlights: Patrick Baldwin Meets Carter Gilmore in D1 Sectional Semifinal (3.15.20)
Highlights: Leon Bond squares off with Patrick Baldwin Jr. (12.14.19)
Highlights: Patrick Baldwin Jr. Sophomore Highlights (6.7.19)
Highlights: Patrick Baldwin Jr Drops 33 in Final Game of Year (3.10.19)
Highlights: Patrick Baldwin Jr. leads Sussex Hamilton to sectional finals (3.9.19)
Highlights: NY2LA Sports Classic - Patrick Baldwin Jr (12.16.18)
Highlights: Patrick Baldwin Jr Takes Over In Season Debut (12.12.18)
Highlights: Top 15 Year Old Patrick Baldwin Jr. Has What Coaches Want (9.12.18)
Highlights: Patrick Baldwin Jr. Summer Highlights (8.9.18)
Highlights: Patrick Baldwin Jr. Freshman Highlights (3.26.18)
2019-20 Schedule | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Twitter: @_pbaldwin23