Patrick O'Neal Baldwin Sr. (born August 22, 1972) is an American assistant

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coach for the

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. He previously served as the head coach of the

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basketball team. He played

for the

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, and played professionally in Bosnia and Croatia.

Early life

He is a native of

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and attended

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Playing career

He was a standout basketball player for Northwestern from 1990 to 1994. He still ranks 1st in school history with 272 career steals, 2nd all-time with 452 assists and 20th with 1,189 points. His 90 steals as a freshman in 1990–91 are the school's single-season record, while his 154 assists as a senior in 1993–94 rank third in school history. In 1990-1991 season and the 1992-1993 season he led the Big Ten in steals. In the 1992-1993 he led the Big Ten in free throw percentage. Baldwin played professionally in Bosnia and Croatia averaging 18 points, 2 assist, and 3 steals per game.

Coaching career

Baldwin began his coaching career as an assistant at Lincoln (Missouri) during the 2001–02 season. He joined

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's staff at Green Bay from 2002 to 2004. Baldwin was an assistant coach at Loyola (Illinois) from 2004 to 2011, followed by a two-year stint as an assistant at

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. Baldwin served as an assistant coach at Northwestern from 2013 to 2017. He was named the head coach of the

on June 20, 2017, signing a five-year deal. Baldwin replaced

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, who accepted the head coaching position at

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. His son

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, a five-star recruit, committed to play at Milwaukee under his father in 2021. Baldwin was dismissed as head coach at Milwaukee on March 2, 2022 at the conclusion of the school's fifth straight losing season. He finished with an overall record of 57–92 and a 34–59 mark in

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competition. On June 16, 2022, media reporting indicated that Georgetown had hired Baldwin as an assistant coach for the 2022–2023 season. He was announced as a member of Roger Powell's new coaching staff at Valparaiso on April 19, 2023.

Head coaching record

Personal life

Baldwin is married to former Northwestern

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player Shawn Baldwin (''née'' Karey). They have four children together: Patrick Jr., Tatum, Brooke, and Claire.

References

1972 births American men's basketball players Living people Basketball coaches from Kansas Basketball players from Kansas American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in Croatia College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball coaches Loyola Ramblers men's basketball coaches Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball coaches Missouri State Bears basketball coaches Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball coaches Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball players Sportspeople from Leavenworth, Kansas Point guards Place of birth missing (living people) Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball coaches {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub