WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Friday 27

* BOYS’ PREP BASKETBALL: Best of the West tournament, through Tuesday at Long Beach City College; Daily Pilot Coast Classic, through Monday at Costa Mesa Estancia High; Hart Holiday Classic, through Monday at Newhall Hart High; Nike National Prep Classic, through Tuesday at Torrey Pines, San Dieguito and Rancho Bernardo highs; San Marcos/Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions, today, Saturday and Monday at San Marcos and Santa Barbara highs.

* GIRLS’ PREP BASKETBALL: Burbank Bell-Jeff tournament, through Saturday, and Jan. 3-4, at Bell-Jeff High; Gahr tournament, through Monday at Cerritos Gahr High; Marina tournament, through Monday at Huntington Beach Marina High.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cal State Hayward at Pepperdine, 7:30 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Boston vs. Lakers, Forum, 7:30 p.m.; Portland vs. Clippers, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Saturday 28

* HOCKEY: Colorado vs. Kings, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* BOYS’ PREP BASKETBALL: Best of the West tournament, through Tuesday at Long Beach City College; Daily Pilot Coast Classic, through Monday at Costa Mesa Estancia High; Hart Holiday Classic, through Monday at Newhall Hart High; Nike National Prep Classic, through Tuesday at Torrey Pines, San Dieguito and Rancho Bernardo highs; San Marcos/Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions, today and Monday at San Marcos and Santa Barbara highs.

* GIRLS’ PREP BASKETBALL: Burbank Bell-Jeff tournament, today and Jan. 3-4 at Bell-Jeff High; Gahr tournament, through Monday at Cerritos Gahr High; Marina tournament, through Monday at Huntington Beach Marina High; Thousand Oaks tournament, today through Jan. 3 at Thousand Oaks High.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Morgan State at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.; Providence at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Utah at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: USC vs. New Orleans, 1 p.m.; UCLA vs. Western Kentucky, 3 p.m., Pacific 10 / Sun Belt Challenge, Sports Arena; Irvine Concordia at Pepperdine, 3 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Sunday 29

* BOYS’ PREP BASKETBALL: Best of the West tournament, through Tuesday at Long Beach City College; Daily Pilot Coast Classic, through Monday at Costa Mesa Estancia High; Hart Holiday Classic, through Monday at Newhall Hart High; Nike National Prep Classic through Tuesday at Torrey Pines, San Dieguito and Rancho Bernardo highs.

* GIRLS’ PREP BASKETBALL: Gahr tournament, through Monday at Cerritos Gahr High; Marina tournament, through Monday at Huntington Beach Marina High; Thousand Oaks tournament, through Jan. 3 at Thousand Oaks High.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UCLA vs. New Orleans, 1 p.m.; USC vs. Western Kentucky, 3 p.m., Pacific 10 / Sun Belt Challenge, Sports Arena; Air Force at Loyola Marymount, 2 p.m.; Santa Clara at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 2 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Lakers, Forum, 6:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m.

About This Listing

On Fridays The Times will publish a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, send a fax with the date, location, and time of competition to (213) 237-7876 or write to Sports Weekend, Sports Department, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA, 90053. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.