Utah adds third transfer commit of the day
Utes bolster front court with addition of veteran forward Olivia Bradley.
Utah head coach Gavin Petersen calls out to his players during an NCAA basketball game against Iowa State held at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News It’s been a busy — and fruitful — Thursday for Utah women’s basketball on the transfer portal recruiting trail.
Late Thursday night, former UC Santa Barbara forward Olivia Bradley became the third Utes commitment of the day, joining Cal Baptist’s Filipa Barros and Oklahoma State’s Lena Girardi . View this post on Instagram Who is Olivia Bradley? Bradley is a 6-foot-1 forward who hails from Adelaide, South Australia.
She has played the past three seasons at UC Santa Barbara, but will have two years of eligibility remaining after utilizing a medical redshirt during the 2023-24 season. Bradley earned All-Big West freshman team honors two years ago, when she averaged 5. 9 points and 4.
1 rebounds coming off the bench as a redshirt freshman. She’s coming off a career-best season while earning Big West honorable mention honors during the 2025-26 campaign, when she averaged 13. 2 points, 5.