2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Jones, Kyla
Jersey Number 2
Kyla Jones
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Whitney M. Young Magnet
- Previous School:
- Worcester Academy (Mass.)
Bio
2023-24: Played in and started 26 games ... Was named First Team All-Ivy ... Was named Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 27 and Feb. 19 ... Became the 23rd Bear to score 1,000-career points with her first basket against Penn (Feb. 17) ... Finished the year leading the team and was third in the league with 17.1 points per game ... Was second in the league in field goal percentage (45.7), seventh in steals (1.62), and 10th in assists (2.85) ... Scored in double-figures 20 times, including nine games with at least 20 points and two games with 30+ points ... Scored the most points in a game by an Ivy League player with 34 at Monmouth (Nov. 26) ... Had two five-game streaks with double-figure points (Nov. 15-29 and Feb. 9-March 1) ... Had 23 points with eight made free throws against Providence (Nov. 15) ... Scored 20 points, going 8-for-8 from the free throw line against Loyola Chicago (Nov. 22) ... Scored 24 points with four assists and five rebounds at San Francisco (Jan. 1) ... Posted 22 points with six rebounds against Dartmouth (Jan. 27) ... Scored 27 points with five assists and four rebounds at Columbia (Feb. 9) ... Had 22 points with five rebounds against Penn (Feb. 17) ... Scored 30 points against Columbia (March 1) ... Tallied 23 points with 11 rebounds in the season finale against Yale (March 9).
2022-23: Played in and started 21 games ... Was named Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 21 ... Led Brown with 16.4 points per game, third in the Ivy League ... Was fifth in the league in field goal percentage at 48.7 percent ... Finished seventh in the Ivy League in league play with 1.9 steals per game ... Averaged 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game ... Had 16 games in double figures, six games with at least 20 points and two 30-point games ... Started the season with 21 points and five rebounds against Fairfield (Nov. 7) ... Scored 32 points, going 13-for-18 from the floor and 5-for-7 from the free throw line with three steals at Wagner (Nov. 13) ... Had 29 points, hitting seven of nine free throws with three steals at UMass Lowell (Nov. 19) ... Scored a season-best 34 points on 14-of-19 shooting and going 6-for-8 from the free throw line, with six rebounds at Florida Gulf Coast (Dec. 28) ... Had 19 points with seven rebounds, five assists and five steals at Dartmouth (Jan. 7) ... Finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists at Columbia (Jan. 21) ... Had a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double with four assists and three steals against Dartmouth (Feb. 3) ... Scored 20 points with four rebounds and three assists at Cornell (Feb. 11) ... Finished the season with 27 points, six rebounds and four steals against Columbia (Feb. 25).
2021-22: Played in 24 games, making 19 starts ... Averaged 29.6 minutes, 12.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.3 assists per game ... Led the team in steals (65) and was tied for the team lead with 55 assists ... Shot 39.7% from the field and 64.5% from the free throw line ... Led the team in both free throws made (60) and free throws attempted (93) ... Reached double figures in 16 times and scored 20 points twice ... Finished the season with six-straight games in double-figures and 10 of her 12 games in Ivy League play ... Started the season with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists against Fairfield (Nov. 9) ... Added 16 points with four steals, three rebounds and two assists at Bryant (Nov. 16) ... Tallied 14 points against both Central Connecticut State (Nov. 18) and Wagner (Nov. 20) ... Went 8-for-9 from the free throw line against Central Connecticut ... Picked up six steals and four rebounds against Wagner ... Had 12 points with four rebounds and four steals at Holy Cross (Nov. 5) ... Scored 22 points, going 6-for-6 from the free throw line, with five rebounds, four assists and three steals in a win at St. John's (Dec. 30) ... Had four-game streak of double figures from Jan. 17-Feb. 4 ... Went 8-for-12 from the field with 17 points at Yale ... Scored 19 points against Columbia with four rebounds (Jan. 22) ... Had 18 points with five rebounds, three assists and two steals at Harvard (Feb. 4) ... Scored 21 points with seven assists, five rebounds and six steals against Dartmouth (Feb. 8) ... Had back-to-back 13-point performances against Cornell and Princeton (Feb. 12 & 18) ... Finished the season scoring 16 points at Penn (Feb. 19), 19 points at Columbia (Feb. 26) and 17 points vs. Yale (March 5).
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
Before Brown: Earned First Team All-State honors in both Illinois (for Whitney Young) and in Massachusetts (for Worcester Academy) … Gained All-City accolades … Gained Tournament MVP honors at the Chicagoland Classic, Rose Classic, Best of Michigan, and Blackburn Tournament … Averaged 23 points and 4 rebounds per game in 2017-18; 21 points and five rebounds per game in 2018-19, and 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists per game in 2019-20 … Played for coaches Corryn Irvin, Mac Irvin, and Sherry Levin … Competed on the AAU level for Mac Irvin Fire … National Honor Society student … Played at Whitney Young from 2015-19 before spending a prep year at Worcester Academy in 2019-20.
Personal: Kyla is the daughter of Felicia and Keith Jones … Has two older siblings, Kaylyn and Kevin … Plans to concentrate in Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because I can get a great education, while also competing at a high level.”
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 34, at Florida Gulf Coast (12/28/22)
Rebounds: 11, vs. Dartmouth (2/3/23)
Assists: 7, vs. Dartmouth (2/8/22)
Steals: 6, 2x, last vs. Dartmouth (2/8/22)
Blocks: 1, 8x
2022-23: Played in and started 21 games ... Was named Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 21 ... Led Brown with 16.4 points per game, third in the Ivy League ... Was fifth in the league in field goal percentage at 48.7 percent ... Finished seventh in the Ivy League in league play with 1.9 steals per game ... Averaged 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game ... Had 16 games in double figures, six games with at least 20 points and two 30-point games ... Started the season with 21 points and five rebounds against Fairfield (Nov. 7) ... Scored 32 points, going 13-for-18 from the floor and 5-for-7 from the free throw line with three steals at Wagner (Nov. 13) ... Had 29 points, hitting seven of nine free throws with three steals at UMass Lowell (Nov. 19) ... Scored a season-best 34 points on 14-of-19 shooting and going 6-for-8 from the free throw line, with six rebounds at Florida Gulf Coast (Dec. 28) ... Had 19 points with seven rebounds, five assists and five steals at Dartmouth (Jan. 7) ... Finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists at Columbia (Jan. 21) ... Had a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double with four assists and three steals against Dartmouth (Feb. 3) ... Scored 20 points with four rebounds and three assists at Cornell (Feb. 11) ... Finished the season with 27 points, six rebounds and four steals against Columbia (Feb. 25).
2021-22: Played in 24 games, making 19 starts ... Averaged 29.6 minutes, 12.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.3 assists per game ... Led the team in steals (65) and was tied for the team lead with 55 assists ... Shot 39.7% from the field and 64.5% from the free throw line ... Led the team in both free throws made (60) and free throws attempted (93) ... Reached double figures in 16 times and scored 20 points twice ... Finished the season with six-straight games in double-figures and 10 of her 12 games in Ivy League play ... Started the season with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists against Fairfield (Nov. 9) ... Added 16 points with four steals, three rebounds and two assists at Bryant (Nov. 16) ... Tallied 14 points against both Central Connecticut State (Nov. 18) and Wagner (Nov. 20) ... Went 8-for-9 from the free throw line against Central Connecticut ... Picked up six steals and four rebounds against Wagner ... Had 12 points with four rebounds and four steals at Holy Cross (Nov. 5) ... Scored 22 points, going 6-for-6 from the free throw line, with five rebounds, four assists and three steals in a win at St. John's (Dec. 30) ... Had four-game streak of double figures from Jan. 17-Feb. 4 ... Went 8-for-12 from the field with 17 points at Yale ... Scored 19 points against Columbia with four rebounds (Jan. 22) ... Had 18 points with five rebounds, three assists and two steals at Harvard (Feb. 4) ... Scored 21 points with seven assists, five rebounds and six steals against Dartmouth (Feb. 8) ... Had back-to-back 13-point performances against Cornell and Princeton (Feb. 12 & 18) ... Finished the season scoring 16 points at Penn (Feb. 19), 19 points at Columbia (Feb. 26) and 17 points vs. Yale (March 5).
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
Before Brown: Earned First Team All-State honors in both Illinois (for Whitney Young) and in Massachusetts (for Worcester Academy) … Gained All-City accolades … Gained Tournament MVP honors at the Chicagoland Classic, Rose Classic, Best of Michigan, and Blackburn Tournament … Averaged 23 points and 4 rebounds per game in 2017-18; 21 points and five rebounds per game in 2018-19, and 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists per game in 2019-20 … Played for coaches Corryn Irvin, Mac Irvin, and Sherry Levin … Competed on the AAU level for Mac Irvin Fire … National Honor Society student … Played at Whitney Young from 2015-19 before spending a prep year at Worcester Academy in 2019-20.
Personal: Kyla is the daughter of Felicia and Keith Jones … Has two older siblings, Kaylyn and Kevin … Plans to concentrate in Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because I can get a great education, while also competing at a high level.”
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 34, at Florida Gulf Coast (12/28/22)
Rebounds: 11, vs. Dartmouth (2/3/23)
Assists: 7, vs. Dartmouth (2/8/22)
Steals: 6, 2x, last vs. Dartmouth (2/8/22)
Blocks: 1, 8x
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