Not only is Kira the girls Player of the Year in the Big East 2A/3A conference and led her team to a regular season title, but she also is voted Second Team All-State performer. She reached 1,000 points this season as a senior after averaging 20 points per game for Rocky Mount. She will leave the school with her fingerprints all over the women’s basketball team on and off the court.

Kira Jones Kira Jones 5'8" | CG Rocky Mount | 2026 State NC is a high energy player who uses her defensive aggressiveness to create some offense for her team.  She grabs steals and pushes them up the court scoring in transition by attacking the basket or jump stopping her way to two from midrange.  Her on ball defense is fun to watch keeping her opponent right where she wants them to slow down their offense or end the possession for them all together.

Kira Jones Kira Jones 5'8" | CG Rocky Mount | 2026 State NC knows how to calculate her next move on offense with precision.  She can use her fakes to create some open space attacking the basket off of one move.  She relocates with speed after making the pass finding an open lane to score off the pass coming right back to her.  She has a nice shot from around the perimeter, and she doesn’t mind doing some of the dirty work underneath grabbing rebounds.

Kira Jones Kira Jones 5'8" | CG Rocky Mount | 2026 State NC was all over the court grabbing steals and pushing the tempo the other direction.  She had nice change of direction moves to get the space and pull up for her jumper.  Her cuts were executed perfectly being ready for the pass and shot.  She had some tough takes to the basket not backing down from contact.  She knew how to pick the pocket of her opponents and capitalize off these turnovers.  She didn’t give up on plays even crashing the boards on offense to get some points.

Kira Jones Kira Jones 5'8" | CG Rocky Mount | 2026 State NC is an athletic player who is very efficient on the basketball court. She finishes well around the rim. This season, she is scoring in transition, she is scoring in the paint, she getting to the foul line, and she is defending and rebounding with urgency for her Rocky Mount team. Jones is an exceptional athlete who jumps well and is quick to the basketball. Jones can force multiple steals per game and turns those steals into quick points for the Gryphons.