College basketball is one of the largest programming lifts in sports television. The scale varies by network, but carving out windows that stand out in an increasingly crowded linear landscape is a constant challenge.

According to an ESPN announcement Monday, Okafor is one of five new voices that will join the broadcast network as commentators for the 2025-26 college basketball season, teaming up with Connecticut resident and fellow UConn alum Rebecca Lobo .

After Yale beat UConn in 2014, the Huskies stopped playing them. On Monday, UConn will be the University of New Haven men’s basketball team’s first D-I opponent.

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UNH has experienced recent success in Division II, advancing to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament two years ago.