The team had planned to go to the CBA in 2006, but then realized that their new arena, Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California was not going to be completed in time, so they decided in the end to begin play in 2007.
Initially, the team had set a goal to attend the CBA in 2006, but after realizing their new arena wouldn't be ready by then, they decided to postpone their visit until 2007 when the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center was completed.