FINAL 2002 BASKETBALL PREDICTIONS - WEEK 15 ENDING APRIL 17, 2002


                      WEEK 15  
    Wk 15       CUM CUM CUM     RECAP  
PL PREDICTOR SCORE W L   SCORE W L   GAME PRED. FINAL
1 Phil Hensley, Ret., Battelle, Col's  163 12 2   3017 135 87   Chic-Char 0-11 106-112
2 Bob Scholl, Las Vegas, Nevada  148 11 3   3023 135 87   Atl-Bost 0-11 81-89
3 Nelson Slagle, Ret. Boeing, SB, Calif 163 11 3   3089 130 92   Clev-Tor 0-11 85-103
4 Wayne Geisler, Mission Viejo, Calif  174 10 4   3092 128 94   NJ-NY 11-0 99-94
5 Gerry Hamilton, Baywood Park, Cal  171 11 3   3146 125 97   Mia-Orl 0-11 103-89
6 Dick Hammerstrom, Madison, Wisc 194 10 4   3153 128 94   Mil-Det 1-10 89-123
7 Al Manzey, Ret. Boeing, Downey, Calif  141 13 1   3187 126 96   Den-Minn 1-10 90-104
8 Jim Slagle, Marion, Ohio  174 10 4   3189 122 100   Phil-Ind 0-11 80-103
9 Blake Vasquez, Brea, Calif  180 11 3   3205 124 98   SA-Utah 9-2 86-84
10 Tim Moore, Boeing, Seal Beach ** 173 11 3   3209 126 96   Mem-Sea 0-11 94-109
11 Fred Moore, Lakewood, Calif ** 173 11 3   3230 125 97   Hou-Port 0-11 79-92
12 Scott Brandenburg, Madison, Wis  208 10 4   3245 129 93   Dal-Phx 10-1 76-89
13 Baker, John, Ret. Battelle, Col's  190 10 4   3258 121 101   LAC-GS 9-2 103-107
14 Bob Adams, Chantilly, Virginia ** 173 11 3   3349 125 97   Sac-LAL 1-10 95-109
                   
                         
                    *Overtime    
                         
                    Won-Loss %  
          Week Cum
  TOTAL 2425 152 44 44392 1779 1329 77.55% 57.24%  
  AVERAGE ** 220 14 4 3171 127 95  
  Odds 168 10 3 2994 129 91  
                         
  BEST PREDICTIONS
  Al- Phoenix over Dallas
  Al & Phil - GS over Clippers                    
  Bob S - Lakers over Sac by 8                      
  Slag - Lakers over Sac by 7
 
  PREDICTOR OF THE WEEK
  Al Manzey 141 13-1                    

           PHIL HENSLEY BEATS BOB SCHOLL BY 6 POINTS TO BECOME 2002 CHAMP
         Phil Hensley staggered to the finish line to defeat Bob Scholl by 6 points in the 2002 basketball
predictions.  Bob picked one fewer winner than Phil but his great point spreads enabled him to gain 15
points on Phil for the week.  Bob actually moved ahead of Phil during the night but Golden States win
over the Clippers on one of the final two games gave Phil the victory.      CONGRATS PHIL!
     Phil Hensley won the basketball prediction title for the third time and 2nd time in the last 3 years.
He also won in 1977.  The only predictors with more titles are:  Nelson Slagle (7), Gerry Hamilton (5) and
Bob Scholl (4).
     Al Manzey was the only predictor to pick 13 of 14 games correctly including wins by Phoenix and
Golden State.  Nice picks, Al!
      Lot of close races that went down to the wire.  Nelson overtook Wayne on the last game of the season
to edge Wayne by 3 points.  Gerry gained 5 points on Dick in Portlands win to finish 7 points ahead of
Dick.  Al defeated Jim for 7th by 2 points by predicting wins by Phoenix and Golden State.  And
Blake held off Tim for 9th spot.
     This season the predictors picked 57.24% of the winners, the lowest winning % of all time surpassing
the won-lost percentage of 57.6% in 1989.  The final week we picked 77.6% of the winners, the best of
the year.  All 11 predictors had NJ over NY in an even game.
 Three roomates from 1965 finished in the top 3 spots.  And Ohio State graduates finished 1, 2, 3
and 8th.
     Don't forget your NBA playoff predictions.  Playoffs start on Saturday, April 20th.
 Thanks to all who predicted this season and especially those of you that predicted every week.
128 days to Ohio State's first football game (Aug 24th).


Last Updated on 4/18/02
By Nelson Slagle
Email: NESLAGLE@HOTMAIL.COM