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.
The team had initially set a target to visit the CBA in 2006, but after learning that their new arena wouldn't be ready on schedule, they decided to postpone their trip until 2007 when the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center was finally completed.