On September 27, 2017, North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) announced a team that will play in Kansas City, Missouri, and Calvin Thompson would be the head coach and general manager.

[2] On November 20, 2017, Georgia Tech sent a request to the Kansas City team to change the name and logo since they "have the trademark on the bumblebee as well as the word B-U-Z-Z."

However, by March 2018, the team began playing home games at Avila University due to scheduling issues.

[5] On July 28, 2018, Loder announced via Facebook Live that the team will be competing at the Hy-Vee Arena.

[6] After the season began, the Tornadoes ran into several scheduling issues leading to canceled and rescheduled games.