2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 32
Sam Nosakhare
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Benin City, Nigeria
- Previous Team:
- Putnam Science Academy
- Height:
- 6-9
Osayi joins the Bobcats after playing for Tilton School in New Hampshire and – most recently – Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. He also played on the AAU Circuit with Team New England Basketball Club.
The big man helped lead Putnam Science Academy to its 5th Prep School National Championship this past season (2024-25).
Osayi helped lead Putnam Science to a 41-2 mark during the historic national title run, and Putnam also won the Power 5 Conference Tournament Championship.
While at Tilton the previous season (2023-24), he was an All-NEPSAC AA Honorable Mention selection and the program's Defensive Player of the Year.
Osayi has also been honored as the NEBL Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and was tabbed 2025 Power 5 AAA Defensive Player of the Year.
He enters Quinnipiac as the #4 ranked player in the state of Connecticut by NERR.
The big man helped lead Putnam Science Academy to its 5th Prep School National Championship this past season (2024-25).
Osayi helped lead Putnam Science to a 41-2 mark during the historic national title run, and Putnam also won the Power 5 Conference Tournament Championship.
While at Tilton the previous season (2023-24), he was an All-NEPSAC AA Honorable Mention selection and the program's Defensive Player of the Year.
Osayi has also been honored as the NEBL Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and was tabbed 2025 Power 5 AAA Defensive Player of the Year.
He enters Quinnipiac as the #4 ranked player in the state of Connecticut by NERR.
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