It was founded in 2016 by an ownership group made up of Ball Construction and Leon Martin, Jeff Berg and Brian Foster On June 28, 2016, National Basketball League of Canada announced an approved expansion team to represent the Regional Municipality of Waterloo while still in the process of negotiating a lease with Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex.

[6] The team opened their second season on November 18, 2017, against the Windsor Express with Serge Langis returning as the head coach.

[7] However, Langis was released during the season after a 5–22 record and replaced by former Titans' player Cavell Johnson.

The season for the Titans started more than five weeks after the rest of the league due to the late sale of the team.

3 Titans were named to the NBLC team roster: 8 KW athletes were nominated for regular season individual awards.