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Patrick Baldwin Jr. picks dad over Duke basketball as recruiting saga ends

Duke basketball target Patrick Baldwin Jr. (USA TODAY Sports)

The recruiting saga of longtime Duke basketball target Patrick Baldwin Jr. is officially over.

In the end, the favorite won, and by a sizable margin, as Duke basketball recruiting target Patrick Baldwin Jr. announced his commitment to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Baldwin Jr., who was reported to announce his decision on ESPN, which didn’t happen, sat next to his father, Pat Baldwin Sr., and announced to the world that he would spend his one year at the collegiate level playing under the coaching prowess of his first-ever coach.