 Since the inception of the trophy in 2005, Western Michigan has won 6 times, Central Michigan has won 5 times, and Eastern Michigan has won the trophy 4 times.Western Michigan has won the trophy the past two years (2018 and 2019) as well as 5 of the past 6 years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018,and 2019).In August 2010, Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher and the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that the Mid-American Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments would remain in Cleveland at the venue then known as Quicken Loans Arena and now as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse through 2017.