Jake Szczecina enters his second season as video coordinator at Penn State in 2024-25.
Szczecina came to Penn State from VCU where he served as the video coordinator during the 2022-23 season following a stint as a graduate assistant with the Rams. Szczecina was responsible for recording and coding practices and games, maintaining the basketball analytics database, developing scouting reports and coordinating the team video playbook during his time at VCU.
Szczecina spent two seasons as an assistant coach at East Stroudsburg from 2019-21 prior to his time at VCU. Szczecina helped guide the Warriors to a 39-17 overall record and 32-12 mark in conference play during his two seasons at East Stroudsburg. Szczecina also owns experience with the NBA statistics production team as well as numerous camps across the country.
Szczecina was a standout student-athlete at Misericordia University, where he was a four-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner and helped lead his team to three MAC Freedom Championships and NCAA Tournament Berths.
A Summit Hill, Pennsylvania native, Szczecina earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and pre-physical therapy from Misericordia in 2018. He earned a master’s degree in exercise science from East Stroudsburg in 2021 and is working towards a master’s degree in sport leadership from VCU.
Szczecina and his wife, Olivia, were married in 2023 and welcomed a son, Mason, in 2024.
Szczecina came to Penn State from VCU where he served as the video coordinator during the 2022-23 season following a stint as a graduate assistant with the Rams. Szczecina was responsible for recording and coding practices and games, maintaining the basketball analytics database, developing scouting reports and coordinating the team video playbook during his time at VCU.
Szczecina spent two seasons as an assistant coach at East Stroudsburg from 2019-21 prior to his time at VCU. Szczecina helped guide the Warriors to a 39-17 overall record and 32-12 mark in conference play during his two seasons at East Stroudsburg. Szczecina also owns experience with the NBA statistics production team as well as numerous camps across the country.
Szczecina was a standout student-athlete at Misericordia University, where he was a four-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner and helped lead his team to three MAC Freedom Championships and NCAA Tournament Berths.
A Summit Hill, Pennsylvania native, Szczecina earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and pre-physical therapy from Misericordia in 2018. He earned a master’s degree in exercise science from East Stroudsburg in 2021 and is working towards a master’s degree in sport leadership from VCU.
Szczecina and his wife, Olivia, were married in 2023 and welcomed a son, Mason, in 2024.