Pat Baldwin just completed his 3rd season as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In his first season on the bench, he led the Panthers to 16 victories, an improvement of five wins over the prior season while also finishing four spots higher in the final Horizon League regular season standings.

A key member of the Northwestern coaching staff under head coach Chris Collins, Baldwin spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern, helping rebuild his alma mater into a force in the Big Ten. Pat got his coaching start at Division II Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, during the 2001-02 season. From there, he coached at UW-Green Bay, Loyola of Chicago, and Missouri State before returning to Northwestern.

After graduating from Northwestern, Baldwin spent three years as a business analyst at Dean Foods in Rosemont, Illinois, before playing professional basketball in Bosnia and Croatia from 1999-2001. Baldwin was a standout player for Northwestern from 1990-94. He ranks first in school history with 272 career steals, second all-time with 452 assists and 20th with 1,189 points.

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Email – baldwinp@uwm.edu

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