2021-22: Battled through injury and time off the court to play in 11 games, making 10 starts ... averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game when he was in the lineup ... rebound average was tops on the team ... shot 34.4 percent (45-of-131) from the field and 74.3 percent (26-of-35) from the free throw line ... led MKE with 18 points and 8 boards against MSOE Oct. 30 ... enjoyed one of the more prolific freshman debuts in school history, leading the way against North Dakota Nov. 9 with 21 points and 10 rebounds ... it marked the first double-double for an MKE freshman since 2008 and the most points for a frosh in an opener since 1999 ... made 5-11 field goals and hit 7-8 from the line ... first MKE freshman to start his career with back-to-back double-doubles when he went for 19 points/11 rebounds against EKU Nov. 13 ... earned Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors as a result, the first-such award for Milwaukee since Bryce Nze in January of 2017 ... led the Panthers with 13 points at No. 24 Florida Nov. 18 ... made a triumphant return to the court against Robert Morris Dec. 4 after missing 3 games due to injury ... posted a season-high 26 points, paced by a school-record tying 6-for-6 effort (for 3FG%) from three-point range ... tied Joe Schultz (6-6 in 1991) for most 3's made in a game without a miss ... it was also the second-most 3's in a game by a freshman in school history, just off the 7 by Pat McCabe in January of 1995 ... picked up HL Freshman of the Week honors a second time for the effort ... added 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks ... made return to court after missing 3 games in the health and safety protocols, scoring 2 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in 11 minutes at Green Bay Jan. 5 ... returned to the court for the first time in nearly two months at Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 4, finishing with 13 points.
• 2021-22 game-by-game in PDF Format
High School: The top shooting forward recruit in the country for the Class of 2021, Baldwin suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the second contest of his senior year at Hamilton Sussex High School, missing the rest of his final campaign … scored 1,595 points for the Chargers and was on pace to go finish with over 2,000 before the injury … a consensus five-star recruit and one of the highest-ranked players in the 2021 class … considered the No. 4 player nationally in the class of 2021 according to 24/7 Sports composite rankings … was listed as No. 4 by both RIVALS.com and ESPN (where he was No. 1 at one point prior to the injury) at the time he signed his National Letter of Intent with the Panthers … named a McDonald's All-American in February of 2021 – the first time a player from the state of Wisconsin has earned the distinction in six years … McDonald’s All American ... Spalding All American ... Jordan Brand All American ... Pangos All American ... was also named the 2020 Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year after leading Hamilton to a 22-3 record while averaging 24.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game as a junior … named to the 2019-20 MaxPreps All-America first-team … chose Milwaukee over a final Top 10 that consisted of Duke, Georgetown, Kentucky, Michigan, Northwestern, North Carolina, UCLA, Virginia, Wisconsin, and the Panthers … the highest-ranked high school recruit to ever sign with a Horizon League program … only other comparison is Ray McCallum Jr., who played at Detroit Mercy (2010-13) for his father as his coach (McCallum was a consensus top 50 player in high school, was ranked as the No. 5 guard and the No. 17 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN) … National Honor Society member … named to the All-Academic Team all four years of high school … successful club basketball player with Phenom University from 2017 to 2020.
USA Basketball: Won the gold medal at the 2021 U19 World Cup, helping Team USA to a perfect 7-0 record … averaged 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, shooting 47 percent from the floor (21-of-44) … announced to the 2021 U19 World Cup Team training camp roster June 3, 2021 … named to the 2021 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team on March 25, 2021, however, the event was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic … participated in the 2019 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team October minicamp … took part in the 2019 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team July minicamp … participated in the 2019 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team April minicamp … took part in the 2018 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team October minicamp.
Personal: Son of Patrick Sr. and Shawn Baldwin … nickname is “PBJ” … dad played college basketball and mom played volleyball, both at Northwestern … a business major … chose Milwaukee so he could play for his father … career goal is to become an NBA player and retire happily … most memorable sports experience was the state championship run his freshman year of high school and playing in the Peach Jam … lists playing video games and guitar as hobbies … has done volunteer work with the Sussex Food Drive … birthday is November 18 and was born in Green Bay, Wis.
Career Highs
Highs 2021-22 ... Career
Points 26 vs. RMU, 12/4/21 ... Same
Rebounds 11, 2 times ... Same
Assists 4 vs. EKU, 11/13/21 ... Same
Steals 2, 3 times ... Same
Blocks 3 at ND, 11/9/21 ... Same
Field Goals 9 vs. RMU, 12/4/21 ... Same
Three’s 6 vs. RMU, 12/4/21 ... Same
Free Throws 7 at ND, 11/9/21 ... Same
Minutes 37 at ND, 11/9/21 ... Same
