Meet new UWM men’s basketball coach Patrick Baldwin

Patrick Baldwin met the media for the first time Thursday as head coach of the UWM men’s basketball team.

Baldwin, who has been an assistant coach at Northwestern for the past four years, promised to build the program into a success both on and off the court.

“Milwaukee, this city is a foundation built around hard-working people,” Baldwin said. “I want everybody to understand that and that’s who I am. I work extremely hard, and Milwaukee is me. I will bring that aggressiveness and that determination and that desire to win. That’s one of the reasons why I want to be here.”

UWM athletic director Amanda Braun said Baldwin’s character was important.

“It was our goal to find someone with tremendous character, who would honor the commitment of our student athletes here at Milwaukee,” Braun said. “We were looking for a proven winner with experience developing student athletes both on and off the court.”