Milwaukee's Patrick Baldwin Jr. declares for NBA draft

Milwaukee freshman guard Patrick Baldwin Jr. is entering the NBA draft.

The decision announced Friday comes after a rough season in which Baldwin didn't come close to meeting his billing as a top-five overall recruit of the 2021 class.

Baldwin chose Milwaukee over top-flight schools such as Duke so he could play for his father, Patrick Baldwin Sr.

But he played in just 11 of the team's 32 games, missing time due to an