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Jake Ziegler

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Jake Ziegler
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    McMurray, PA
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Peters Township
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    1.1
  • fg %
    37.5
  • 3pt %
    20.0
  • ft %
    71.4
  • reb/g
    0.7
  • a/g
    0.1
Bio

Career Highlights

2024-25

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 14 games
* Recorded a season-high 12 minutes at Penn State Altoona
* Registered eight points vs. La Roche

2023-24

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 19 games during debut season
* Scored season-best 15 points in 33 minutes at Wells
* Collected seven rebounds vs. Wells
* Blocked two shots against Hunter

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in functional data analytics

Personal

* Son of Gina and Neil Ziegler
* Two-year letterwinner in basketball
* Second Team All-Section
* 2023 WPIAL 5A Runner-Up
* 2023 PIAA 5A Quarterfinalist

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 12
Games started 0 0
Minutes 85 66
Minutes per game 4.3 5.5
FG 6-16 5-12
FG Pct 37.5 41.7
3PT 1-5 1-4
3PT Pct 20.0 25.0
FT 10-14 8-8
FT Pct 71.4 100.0
Off rebounds 3 3
Def rebounds 10 8
Total rebounds 13 11
Rebounds per game 0.7 0.9
Personal fouls 7 6
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 2 2
Turnovers 4 4
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.5
Steals 1 0
Blocks 0 0
Points 23 19
Points per game 1.1 1.6
Points per 40.0 min 10.8 11.5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Fredonia W, 94-67 0 4 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 11 Case Western Reserve L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Franciscan L, 80-65 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 19 Thiel W, 76-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-62 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 25 at Allegheny W, 58-41 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 at La Roche W, 75-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Carlow W, 69-53 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 Alfred St. W, 70-44 - 3 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 13 at Penn State Altoona W, 68-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 22 at Buffalo L, 92-63 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 1
Dec 30 at Brockport L, 61-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Hiram W, 72-62 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 72-66 0 10 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 10 Mt. Aloysius W, 60-54 0 2 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 Hilbert W, 81-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Pitt-Bradford W, 70-48 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 Carlow W, 70-50 0 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 at Alfred St. W, 68-45 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 31 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 67-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Hilbert W, 81-49 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 95-84 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57 - 30 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 6-6 100.0 10
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55 0 1 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Fredonia W, 94-67 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 Case Western Reserve L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Franciscan L, 80-65 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 Thiel W, 76-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-62 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nov 25 at Allegheny W, 58-41 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 at La Roche W, 75-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Carlow W, 69-53 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 Alfred St. W, 70-44 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 13 at Penn State Altoona W, 68-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 22 at Buffalo L, 92-63 - 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 at Brockport L, 61-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Hiram W, 72-62 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 72-66 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 10 Mt. Aloysius W, 60-54 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 14 Hilbert W, 81-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Pitt-Bradford W, 70-48 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 Carlow W, 70-50 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 28 at Alfred St. W, 68-45 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 31 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 67-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Hilbert W, 81-49 - 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 95-84 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44 - 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57 - 30 1 5 6 1 1 0 0
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Fredonia W, 94-67 0 1 0 -
Nov 11 Case Western Reserve L, 71-68 - - - -
Nov 15 at Franciscan L, 80-65 - 0 0 -
Nov 19 Thiel W, 76-68 - - - -
Nov 22 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-62 - 0 0 -
Nov 25 at Allegheny W, 58-41 - 0 0 -
Dec 3 at La Roche W, 75-71 - - - -
Dec 6 at Carlow W, 69-53 - 0 - -
Dec 10 Alfred St. W, 70-44 - 0 0 -
Dec 13 at Penn State Altoona W, 68-63 - - - -
Dec 22 at Buffalo L, 92-63 - 0 0 -
Dec 30 at Brockport L, 61-60 - - - -
Jan 3 at Hiram W, 72-62 - 0 0 -
Jan 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 72-66 0 1 0 0.0
Jan 10 Mt. Aloysius W, 60-54 0 0 0 -
Jan 14 Hilbert W, 81-69 - - - -
Jan 21 at Pitt-Bradford W, 70-48 - 0 0 -
Jan 24 Carlow W, 70-50 0 0 0 0.0
Jan 28 at Alfred St. W, 68-45 - 0 0 -
Jan 31 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 67-55 - - - -
Feb 4 at Hilbert W, 81-49 - 2 - -
Feb 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 95-84 0 1 0 -
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44 - 0 0 -
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57 - 2 0 1.0
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55 0 0 0 -
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61 - - - -
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48 - 0 0 -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2023-24 19 6.4 0.7-1.5 0.4-0.7 0.7-1.0 2.6
2024-25 14 5.3 0.5-1.5 0.4-1.1 0.4-0.6 1.8
2025-26 20 4.3 0.3-0.8 0.1-0.2 0.5-0.7 1.1
Total 53 5.3 0.5-1.2 0.2-0.7 0.6-0.8 1.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 19 0 121 14-28 50.0 7-14 50.0 14-19 73.7 49
2024-25 14 0 74 7-21 33.3 5-16 31.3 6-9 66.7 25
2025-26 20 0 85 6-16 37.5 1-5 20.0 10-14 71.4 23
Total 53 0 280 27-65 41.5 13-35 37.1 30-42 71.4 97
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2023-24 19 121 6.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2024-25 14 74 5.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2025-26 20 85 4.3 2.8-7.5 0.5-2.4 20.0 4.7-6.6 10.8
Total 53 280 5.3 3.9-9.3 1.9-5.0 37.1 4.3-6.0 13.9
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2023-24 19 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0
2024-25 14 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0
2025-26 20 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Total 53 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2023-24 19 0 3 16 19 7 2 6 0
2024-25 14 0 4 8 12 3 5 1 0
2025-26 20 0 3 10 13 2 4 1 0
Total 53 0 10 34 44 12 11 8 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024-25 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025-26 20 1.4 4.7 6.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.0
Total 53 1.4 4.9 6.3 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 20 4.3 0.3-0.8 0.1-0.2 0.5-0.7 1.1
Conference 12 5.5 0.4-1.0 0.1-0.3 0.7-0.7 1.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 3.2 0.4-0.9 0.1-0.2 0.3-0.4 1.2
Away 10 5.3 0.2-0.7 0.0-0.3 0.7-1.0 1.1
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 15 4.8 0.4-1.0 0.1-0.3 0.6-0.7 1.5
Losses 5 2.6 0.0-0.2 0.0-0.2 0.2-0.8 0.2
Month
November 4 1.8 0.2-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.5
December 3 3.3 0.3-0.7 0.3-0.7 0.3-1.3 1.3
January 6 3.7 0.3-1.0 0.0-0.2 0.0-0.0 0.7
February 6 7.2 0.3-1.0 0.0-0.3 1.5-1.7 2.2
March 1 3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 20 0 85 6-16 37.5 1-5 20.0 10-14 71.4 23
Conference 12 0 66 5-12 41.7 1-4 25.0 8-8 100.0 19
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 10 0 32 4-9 44.4 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 12
Away 10 - 53 2-7 28.6 0-3 0.0 7-10 70.0 11
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 15 0 72 6-15 40.0 1-4 25.0 9-10 90.0 22
Losses 5 0 13 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 1
Month
November 4 0 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
December 3 - 10 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 4
January 6 0 22 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
February 6 0 43 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 9-10 90.0 13
March 1 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 20 85 4.3 2.8-7.5 0.5-2.4 20.0 4.7-6.6 10.8
Conference 12 66 5.5 3.0-7.3 0.6-2.4 25.0 4.8-4.8 11.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 32 3.2 5.0-11.2 1.2-2.5 50.0 3.8-5.0 15.0
Away 10 53 5.3 1.5-5.3 0.0-2.3 0.0 5.3-7.5 8.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 15 72 4.8 3.3-8.3 0.6-2.2 25.0 5.0-5.6 12.2
Losses 5 13 2.6 0.0-3.1 0.0-3.1 0.0 3.1-12.3 3.1
Month
November 4 7 1.8 5.7-11.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 11.4
December 3 10 3.3 4.0-8.0 4.0-8.0 50.0 4.0-16.0 16.0
January 6 22 3.7 3.6-10.9 0.0-1.8 0.0 0.0-0.0 7.3
February 6 43 7.2 1.9-5.6 0.0-1.9 0.0 8.4-9.3 12.1
March 1 3 3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 20 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Conference 12 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
Away 10 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 15 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
Losses 5 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Month
November 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
December 3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 20 0 3 10 13 2 4 1 0
Conference 12 0 3 8 11 2 4 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0 1 3 4 1 3 1 0
Away 10 - 2 7 9 1 1 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 15 0 3 8 11 2 4 0 0
Losses 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Month
November 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
December 3 - 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
January 6 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
February 6 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0
March 1 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 20 1.4 4.7 6.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.0
Conference 12 1.8 4.8 6.7 1.2 2.4 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.3 3.8 1.3 0.0
Away 10 1.5 5.3 6.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 15 1.7 4.4 6.1 1.1 2.2 0.0 0.0
Losses 5 0.0 6.2 6.2 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0
Month
November 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.0
December 3 0.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 1.8 3.6 5.5 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0
February 6 1.9 4.7 6.5 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 13.3 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Behrend Men's Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
  • Article
  • July 15, 2026
Behrend Men's Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team as recipients of the 2025-26 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award along with nine players named to the NABC Honors Court for outstanding achievement in the classroom.

  • July 15, 2026
Men's Basketball Enters Postseason on Five-Game Winning Streak; Lions Defeat Mt. Aloysius
  • Article
  • February 21, 2026
Men's Basketball Enters Postseason on Five-Game Winning Streak; Lions Defeat Mt. Aloysius

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team concluded regular-season play with a 60-57 win over Mt. Aloysius Saturday afternoon. The Lions swept the two regular season games, having bested the Mounties 60-54 January 10 at the Junker Center.

  • February 21, 2026