Utah lands all-league, highly rated transfer in former Cal Baptist guard Filipa Barros
Barros was a first-team All-WAC guard as a junior.
California Baptist guard Filipa Barros reacts after making a 3-point basket against UCLA during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. | Jessie Alcheh A busy few days of transfer portal news for the Utah women’s basketball netted another positive development Thursday. Less than an hour after another guard, former Oklahoma State freshman Lena Girardi , announced her commitment to the Utes, former Cal Baptist guard Filipa Barros did the same.
That gives Utah three transfer portal additions — all along the guard line — in the past three days. View this post on Instagram Who is Filipa Barros? Barros is a 5-foot-9 guard who hails from Portugal.
She has played for Cal Baptist the past four seasons, with a medical redshirt year in 2024-25. She’ll have one season of eligibility remaining when she lands in Salt Lake City. Barros started 65 games for the Lancers over her time at the school, including 32 this past season.
During her redshirt junior year in 2025-26, Barros averaged 11. 0 points as well as career highs with 9. 9 rebounds, 4.