Rhamat Alhassan was announced as an assistant coach on August 13, 2026.
Alhassan arrives in Charlottesville after playing the past year for the Grand Rapids Rise of Major League Volleyball. In her one season with the Rise, Alhassan posted a franchise-best .375 hitting percentage with 132 kills and 48 blocks in 17 matches. She started her pro career in 2018 with the NEC Red Rockets in Japan before spending four seasons with a trio of teams in Italy.
At the collegiate level, Alhassan played four seasons for the Florida Gators, earning AVCA All-American honors each year. She finished her career as Florida’s all-time leader in total blocks (674) and block assists (584), while also totaling 1,278 kills and 90 solo blocks. At the time of her graduation, Alhassan was only the second player in Division I history to tally 1,250 kills, 605 blocks and hit at a .420 clip.
Her star-studded collegiate career culminated in 2017 when Alhassan was named SEC Player of the Year and helped lead Florida to a National Championship Game appearance. Along with her SEC POY award, Alhassan also became the first Gator to win the Honda Sports Award, which recognizes the nation’s best female volleyball player.
Additionally, Alhassan was a finalist for the 2017 CLASS Award recognizing excellence in classroom, character and competition, while also serving as team captain during her junior and senior years.
On the international stage, Alhassan was the only collegiate player on the 2017 U.S. Women’s National Team Pan American Cup roster that won gold. At the 2016 Pan American Cup, she was named best blocker.
A year earlier, she was a member of the U.S. National Junior Team that won the 2015 European Global Challenge. At the 2014 NORCECA U20 Championships, she was named the tournament’s most valuable player and best blocker.
Between pro volleyball stints, Alhassan served as a director of sports information and a JV volleyball coach at Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia. She was also an assistant coach for Metro Volleyball Club.
Alhassan earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications and a master’s degree in management from the University of Florida.