Sussex Hamilton standout Patrick Baldwin Jr., son of UWM coach, gets offer from Marquette
JR Radcliffe
The past few months have been very, very good to Patrick Baldwin Jr.
First, the talented Sussex Hamilton freshman led his team on a remarkable run to the WIAA state basketball semifinals, where the Chargers came within a late three-pointer of defeating eventual Division 1 state champion Oshkosh North.
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The scholarship offers have followed in bulk for the 6-foot-8 forward, and the most recent one came from his new backyard.
Baldwin, who moved to the area before the 2017-'18 season when his father, Pat Sr., was named head coach of the UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team, tweeted that he had received a scholarship offer from Marquette University.
It's certainly not the first offer Baldwin has picked up this off-season. Minnesota, USC, DePaul, Kansas State and Arizona State all have put their names in the ring with offers, joining a UNLV program that offered Baldwin in December.
Presumably, he also could play for his father at UWM if he didn't want to play just a few hundred yards north on 4th St. in downtown Milwaukee.
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Baldwin averaged 16.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as the Chargers bounced back from a late-season swoon to make their first appearance at the state tournament in 31 years.