The Southern California Legends, known commonly as the SoCal Legends, were a team in the
Continental Basketball Association.
The Legends are owned and coached by former NBA player
Gary Grant. They played their home games at
Azusa Pacific University's
Felix Events Center
The Felix Events Center is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Azusa, California, United States. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It is home of the Azusa Pacific University Cougars men's and women's basketball teams and volleyball tea ...
. They were formerly a part of the
American Basketball Association, and in their first and only season there, they went 20–5 in their first season, made it into the playoffs, moved on to the
Great Eight Tournament and made it to the championship game, where they were defeated by the
Rochester Razorsharks, 117–114.
Rochester's Reign
, accessed November 16, 2006
The team had planned to go to the CBA in 2006, but then realized that their new arena, Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center
The Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center is a 2,411 seat multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of California Lutheran University, located in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California. It is 96,000 sq. ft.
It houses two gymnasiums, including the ...
on the campus of California Lutheran University
California Lutheran University (CLU, Cal Lutheran, or Cal Lu) is a private university in Thousand Oaks, California. It was founded in 1959 and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but is nonsectarian. It opened in 1960 ...
in Thousand Oaks, California
Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown. It is named after the many oak tr ...
was not going to be completed in time, so they decided in the end to begin play in 2007. In the end, the Legends could not seal the arena deal and folded entirely sometime in the fall of 2007. Before then, mention of the team had already been removed from the website of its owner
Trinity Sports and Entertainment Group
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Basketball teams in California
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2007 disestablishments in California
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