▁Virginia ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁from ▁Virginia ▁Category : Point ▁gu ards ▁Category : Rich mond ▁Sp iders ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁coach es ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Ro ano ke , ▁Virginia ▁Category : VC U ▁R ams ▁athlet ic ▁direct ors ▁Category : V ir gin ia ▁Te ch ▁H ok ies ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : West ern ▁Kentucky ▁Hill to ppers ▁and ▁Lady ▁To ppers ▁athlet ic ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Hop kins ▁F RS ▁( 2 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁ge ologist . ▁He ▁is ▁famous ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁t utor ▁of ▁asp iring ▁under grad uate ▁Cambridge ▁mathemat icians , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁sob ri quet ▁the ▁" sen ior - wr ang ler ▁mak er ." ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁important ▁contributions ▁in ▁as ser ting ▁a ▁solid , ▁rather ▁than ▁fluid , ▁interior ▁for ▁the ▁Earth ▁and ▁explaining ▁many ▁ge ological ▁phen omena ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁his ▁model . ▁However , ▁though ▁his ▁conclus ions ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁correct , ▁his ▁mathematical ▁and ▁physical ▁reasoning ▁were ▁subsequently ▁seen ▁as ▁uns ound . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁King ston - on - So ar , ▁in ▁Not ting ham shire , ▁the ▁only ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Hop kins , ▁a ▁gentleman ▁far mer . ▁In ▁his ▁youth ▁he ▁learned ▁practical ▁agricult ure ▁in ▁Nor folk