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Men's Basketball Inks Forward Sam Osayi
5/20/2025 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac men's basketball program has announced the signing of Sam Osayi (Benin City, Nigeria), as revealed by Head Coach Tom Pecora and the Bobcats on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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).
"We are thrilled to finalize our recruiting class with the addition of Sam," Pecora said. "He is an extremely athletic forward that plays hard and is all about winning. He will fit in well with our group heading into the 2025-26 season."
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.
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)."We are thrilled to finalize our recruiting class with the addition of Sam," Pecora said. "He is an extremely athletic forward that plays hard and is all about winning. He will fit in well with our group heading into the 2025-26 season."
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.
Quinnipiac won its second consecutive MAAC regular season title in 2024-25. The Bobcats went 15-5 in league play during 2023-24 to earn the program's first-ever regular season championship, then QU posted another 15-5 league mark this past season to earn the top seed in the MAAC Tournament.
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