Fans seeking to buy season tickets for the 2008-09 University of Hawaii men's basketball team can begin making deposits Wednesday.

A $50 deposit per order will help ensure the best available seats when season-ticket sales start in September.

The deposit applies to new season-ticket purchases only, not renewals. Fans who renew season tickets from last season will get the first opportunity to retain their seats.

Following the completion of the renewal process, fans who made deposits for new season tickets will be contacted in the order that their deposit was received.

Deposits for new season tickets can be paid at the Stan Sheriff Center box office, or online at hawaiiathletics.com.

Four players return from last season's team, including starting forward Bill Amis.

Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash and his staff recently completed their recruiting of new players for the 2008-09 season. Among the new recruits is Roderick Flemings, a highly-touted junior college All-America player at Weatherford (Texas) College.

"We can't wait to get this team on the court," Nash said. "I'm sure our fans will enjoy what they see and it would be great to see the arena full, supporting our new Rainbow Warriors.