william & mary joined the colonial athletic association, its current conference, in 1982–83. the caa's predecessor was the ecac south, which existed between 1977–78 and 1984–85. the caa recognizes the 1982–83 through 1984–85 seasons as part of its basketball history but not any earlier. the caa was formally founded in 1982–83 as the ecac south basketball league. it was renamed the colonial athletic association in 1985–86 when it added championships in other sports (although a number of members maintain ecac affiliation in some sports).