[2] He received many NCAA Division II scholarship offers and was invited to walk-on at Central Michigan, Detroit and The Citadel.

On January 26, 2012, he scored a then-career high 37 points on 10–14 3-pt FGs in a win against South Dakota State.

[12] He also led the NCAA in total number of three-point field goals made (139) as well as percentage of team minutes played (94.8%).

[15][16] Prior to the season, Bader participated in the Nike Skills Academy in Washington D.C. that featured the best college wing players in the nation.

The award recognizes NCAA Division I student athletes that excel in "community, classroom, character and competition".

[20] Between his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, Bader made a three-point field goal in 62 consecutive games, which was the active NCAA Division I record at that time.

[23] On February 2, 2014, Bader passed JJ Redick for the career NCAA Division I record for three-point FGs made.

He finished second in all of NCAA Division I basketball for free throw percentage (94.3%) that season, behind only Johnny Dee of San Diego.

[31] On December 9, 2020, the Brooklyn Nets announced they had hired Bader as an Assistant Coach for Player Development, thus ending his playing career.

[33] In August 2015, Bader won the 2015 installment of The Basketball Tournament as part of team Overseas Elite.

Bader's father, Richard, was a swimmer at Clemson from 1976 to 1979, qualifying for the NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships each of his four years.

[34] Bader has two sisters, Christine and Kimberly, the former women's tennis head coach at Ball State.