MILWAUKEE – Patrick Baldwin Jr. of the Milwaukee men's basketball team has been named to the 2022 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watch List, announced today by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
 
Baldwin Jr. is set to open his collegiate career Tuesday night as the Panthers begin the 2021-22 campaign at North Dakota in a contest that can be seen locally on Bally Sports Wisconsin.
 
He is the highest-ranked freshman recruit to ever sign with a Horizon League program and has recently been included on national watch lists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award as well as the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award, and Lou Henson Award.
 
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Founded during the 1956-57 season, the Atlanta Tipoff Club is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club administers the Naismith Awards, the most prestigious national honors in all of college and high school basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men's and women's college and high school basketball players and coaches.
 
Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men's and women's college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA's Lew Alcindor received the first Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women's recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder.