Anticipating at least $45,000 in revenue, the University of California, Davis, agreed Wednesday, June 19, to make its Recreation Hall the preseason training site for the Sacramento Kings. The three-year pact assures the university $5,000 annually in rents and an opportunity to generate a minimum of $15,000 each for two exhibition games to be played in 1992 and 1993 between the Kings and another National Basketball Association team. All revenue earned from the exhibition games will be shared, less normal university overhead, by student recreation programs. "Given the university's financial situation, we saw this as an opportunity to create another source of money for Rec Hall," said Tom Klipfel, a UC Davis senior and chair of the Campus Unions and Recreation Board, a group that advises the administration on the management of facilities subsidized by student fees. "Student programs that might have been eliminated as a result of budget cuts will survive because of income from the Kings' use of Rec Hall." The Kings, meanwhile, will enjoy a preseason headquarters 30 minutes closer to the team's Sacramento fans. "While we were pleased with the hospitality and facilities at Yuba College, we believe UC Davis offers us both a good facility and a proximity that is more convenient for fans, coaches, staff and players," said Rick Benner, president of the Kings. "It also allows us to train closer to our medical facilities that we utilize extensively during the preseason time period." Maynard Skinner, mayor of Davis and the university's assistant vice chancellor for enrollment services, called the agreement an economic plus for the city. "Davis will become known as the training site of the Sacramento Kings," he said. "The players will stay in our local hotels. People will come to the city during the training period. People will come to the city for the exhibition games. If we can sell half the seats of Rec Hall for a basketball game between the police and the 49ers, we can sell out the entire hall for a game between the Kings and an NBA team like the Golden State Warriors," Skinner said. Said Linda Jenkins, executive director of the Davis Chamber of Commerce, "This should generate a lot of excitement. The Kings will find that Davis is a very supportive, athletic-oriented community." Under the agreement, the Kings will practice on Recreation Hall's main floor 10 a.m.-noon and 6-8 p.m. for 18 specified days this October, with schedules for October 1992 and 1993 to be arranged later. In addition, the Kings will have access to Recreation Hall's training room, locker room, weight room and storage space. Practices will be open to all the campus's registered students as well as holders of Recreation Hall privilege cards and members of the public willing to pay Recreation Hall's normal $5 daily entry fee. "This will be an excellent opportunity for students interested in basketball," said Bob Franks, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. The idea to bring the Kings to UC Davis was first broached by Skinner to UC Davis Chancellor Ted Hullar, who then arranged a meeting with Benner. According to Franks, negotiations began with the understanding "that no agreement could be reached without student advice and consent. In fact, we would not have continued with negotiations had the students not thought the idea had some merit. "Through the cooperation of the Rec Hall management, Intramurals, Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics, rescheduling of the facility has been achieved. With a lot of flexibility and cooperation from the Kings, we have built an agreement that will add to the campus as well as benefit the community."