Season tickets for the 2015-16 University of Hawaii men’s and women’s basketball teams go on sale Monday. Fans can purchase their tickets online at www.hawaiiathletics.com, at the Stan Sheriff Center Box or by calling the athletic office at 808-944-2697.

There is also a special “combo pack,” where fans who buy men’s season tickets have an option to pay an additional $30 to receive the women’s season tickets.

UH Manoa students who pay the student athletic fee receive free admission to all regular-season men’s and women’s games (excluding the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic) by scanning their student ID card at the gate.

The men return 11 players from last year’s squad, which fell one game short of making a trip to the NCAA Tournament. This season marks the start of Eran Ganot era for the Rainbow Warriors.

Under fourth-year head coach Laura Beeman, the Rainbow Wahine begin on Oct. 28 with an exhibition game against Hawaii Hilo. Nine letterwinners return from last year’s Big West Conference regular-season championship squad. The Wahine have also made the Women’s NIT the last three seasons.

Men’s lower-level adult ticket prices cost $415-$435; upper level adult are $200, while upper level senior citizen (ages 65+) are $175 and upper level youth (ages 4 – high school) are $89. Women’s general admission adult tickets are $70, while senior citizen (ages 65+) are $60 and youth (ages 4 – high school) are $30.

Bourne-Hyden second at Manhattan Beach

Hawaii’s Tri Bourne and partner John Hyden finished second at the 56th AVP Manhattan Beach Open in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

The fourth-seeded Bourne and Hyden fell to third-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucerna 21-19, 21-17. The winners took home $20,000 and and Bourne-Hyden earned $15,000.

Dalhausser-Lucerna advanced to the final by sweeping Honolulu’s Trevor and Taylor Crabb 21-14, 21-13. The Crabbs, seeded 13th, shared third place with Ryan Doherty and John Mayer; each team earned $8,500.

Bourne-Hyden eliminated Doherty-Mayer in the semifinals, 23-21, 18-21, 15-11.

Former UH recruit comes out as gay

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho » It had been a long day and night for David Denson, in so many ways.

His team had been swept in a doubleheader in the Rookie-level Pioneer League, he didn’t have much luck hitting and he’d made a throwing error, too.

But it wasn’t a total loss.

As the 20-year-old Denson headed to the Helena Brewers’ clubhouse at Melaleuca Field late Saturday, a middle-aged fan of the opposing Idaho Falls Chukars approached and extended his hand.

“I’m proud of you,” the man said.

“Thank you,” Denson said.

Hours earlier, the Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer had become the first openly gay active player on a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.

The news broke in the middle of the second game, after he reached out to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell told his team about Denson’s story after its 4-2 win Saturday night over Philadelphia at Miller Park.

“It’s a very courageous move on his part to be the first one, the first active player to make this announcement,” Milwaukee star outfielder Ryan Braun said Sunday. “Hopefully, everybody is at a point where we can just be supportive.”

Several hours before Denson’s team played at Idaho Falls on Sunday, the Helena club said the first baseman-outfielder didn’t want to do further interviews for a few days.

“I’m a ballplayer first. That’s what I’m focusing on,” Denson told the Idaho Falls Post-Register late Saturday night.

Denson committed to play collegiately for the University of Hawaii but chose to go pro after he was picked by Milwaukee in the 15th round of the 2013 draft from West Covina, Calif. Among his teammates at Helena are two pitchers from Hawaii — former Waiakea and UH standout Quintin Torres-Costa and Saint Louis School alum Jordan Yamamoto.