“I am super excited to have Rana join us here at UC. Her passion for the game, electric energy and devotion to player development and her community will be a perfect fit to our family. Rana brings experience within the region having played 4 years in the PSAC. Everyone is looking for an opportunity and I am honored to say we are giving Coach Rana hers.” – Coach Bubby Johnson
2023-24 (Buffalo)-
average 9.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 4.0 assists
MAC All-tournament team
recorded third triple double in UB history and standing at 5’3, she is the shortest player in UB women’s basketball history to record a triple-double.
2022-23 (Edinboro)-
Earned WBCA honorable mention All-American honors following a standout junior season in which she was also a First Team All-PSAC west selection for the second straight season
At Fordson high school Rana finished her career with 1,603 points while also finishing as the season and career assists leader as well as the career free-throw percentage leader at 84% … is the school and district all-time leading scorer for both boys and girls basketball
My why-
I am a first generation Arab-American Muslim who is looking to represent not just myself but a whole village who has helped me get to where I am. I want to be the reason someone believes they can attain their biggest goals in life. The reason someone nails the game winning three with confidence because of all the work we put in behind the scenes. And most importantly, the reason someone whispers to themselves at night, “if she did, I can too.”
Rana has coordinated and spearheaded 2 food drives at both universities where they raised over 2,000 pounds of food at UB and over 1,000 at Edinboro.
Rana is the daughter of Anwar El-Husseini and Sawssan Haidar. She has one brother Jad and has three sisters Jana, Rawan, and Sulaf.
