Travis Bader

Travis Bader

Bader playing defense against Bowling Green
No. 13 – Neptūnas Klaipėda
Position Shooting guard
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1991-07-02) July 2, 1991
Okemos, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Okemos (Okemos, Michigan)
College Oakland (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014 ASVEL Basket (France)
2015 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)
2015–present Neptūnas Klaipėda (Lithuania)
Career highlights and awards

Richard Travis Bader (born July 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Oakland University. Bader, a shooting guard, is the NCAA career leader for three-point field goals and field goal attempts. He led the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in three-point field goals per game during his junior season, averaging 4.21 three-pointers made per game.

High school career

Bader attended Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan. He was named the Lansing State Journal Player of the Year his senior year.[1]

College career

Recruiting

Bader's only Division I scholarship offer came from Oakland.[2] He received many Division II scholarship offers and was invited to walk-on at Central Michigan, Detroit and The Citadel.[3]

Freshman season

After sitting out his first year on campus, Bader came into his redshirt freshman season expecting to be a role player,[4] but started the first game of his college career against West Virginia after he replaced a starting player that violated team rules.[4] Bader finished that game 3–8 on three-point field goals.[4] He started 22 of the season's 35 games and averaged 10.5 points per game in 25.7 minutes per game and shot 44% from three-point range. The 44% was the fourth-highest single-season percentage in Oakland men's basketball history.

Sophomore season

Bader led the NCAA in three-point field goals attempted (314) and finished second in three-point field goals made, finishing 10 behind the NCAA leader.[5] Bader averaged 15.9 points per game in 36.2 minutes per game for the season. 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.[6]

Junior season

During Bader's junior season in 2012–13, Bader was named to The Summit League's preseason All-League First Team.[7] He was named The Summit League's Player of the Week once, on January 28, 2013. Bader scored 30 or more points four times throughout the season.[8]

On January 24, Bader scored 47 points vs IUPUI. In that game, he made 15–24 field goals and 11–18 three-pointers, playing all 40 minutes of the game. Bader scored 33 points in the second half, shooting 7–9 on three-pointers.[9] After this game and averaging 36.5 points per game the week of January 20, Bader was named National Player of the Week by ESPN's Dick Vitale, the Capital One Impact Performance of the Week and The Summit League's Player of the Week awards.[10] In the 47-point game, Bader set an Oakland single-game record for three-point field goals made (11),[10] scored the most points in a game in NCAA Division I that year to that point[10] and tied the league record for most three-pointers in a game.[10] The 47 points are the third-highest total in Oakland history.[10]

At the conclusion of the season, Bader was named All-League First Team[8] along with being named to the Lou Hension All-American team.[11] Bader was also named to the Academic All-League team.[8]

Bader led the NCAA Division I for three-point field goals per game, averaging 4.21 three-pointers made per game.[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%).[13] Bader made at least one three-pointer in every game of the season.[14]

Bader graduated in 2012 with a degree in communications. Since he earned his undergraduate degree and had one more year of eligibility, he was eligible to transfer without sitting out a year but decided to stay at Oakland.[15][16]

Senior season

Bader during warmups in a 2014 basketball game against Cleveland State University

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.[17] He was named to the Lou Henson Award preseason All-America team[18] along with the Horizon League preseason first team[19] in Oakland's first season in the conference. Bader was also named 1 of 30 candidates for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award. 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. The streak ended December 10, 2013 against Indiana.[21] The last time prior to this Bader did not record a three-pointer was December 30, 2011, when he was 0–3 in three-point FGs against South Dakota State.[14]

Bader was named Horizon League co-Player of the Week for the week of December 16–22. Bader made 21 three-point field goals in three games. He recorded the first double-double of his career against Illinois State and made 10 of 15 three-pointers in a loss to Eastern Michigan. He averaged 26 points per game for the week and made 58.3% of this three-pointers while Oakland went 2–1. He shared the award with Green Bay's Alec Brown.[22] On December 27, Bader passed the 2,000 career point mark, scoring 34 points in a win over Defiance.[23]

On February 2, 2014, Bader passed J. J. Redick for the career NCAA Division I record for three-point FGs made. Five games later, Bader broke the record for the most career three-point FGs attempted.

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

Statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% REB RPG AST APG STL BLK PTS PPG
2009–10 Oakland Did not play – redshirt
2010–11 Oakland 35 22 25.7 124 283 .438 94 212 .443 25 32 .781 76 2.2 49 1.4 16 5 367 10.5
2011–12 Oakland 36 24 36.2 188 441 .426 124 314 .395 73 94 .777 115 3.2 43 1.2 31 4 573 15.9
2012–13 Oakland 33 33 38.2 206 523 .394 139 360 .386 179 202 .886 95 2.9 32 1.0 30 2 730 22.1
2013–14 Oakland 33 33 37.6 185 479 .386 147 360 .408 164 174 .943 91 2.8 47 1.4 29 3 681 20.6
Career 137 113 34.3 703 1,726 .407 504 1,246 .405 441 502 .878 377 2.8 171 1.2 106 14 2,351 17.2

Bold italics indicates led NCAA Division I

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Bader joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[24] On July 8, 2014, he signed with ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A for the 2014–15 season.[25] In December 2014, he parted ways with ASVEL after averaging just 2.2 points in 13 league games.[26] On January 30, 2015, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.[27]

In August 2015, Bader won the 2015 instalment of The Basketball Tournament as part of team Overseas Elite. On September 18, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[28]

Personal

Bader's father, Richard, was a swimmer at Clemson from 1976–1979, qualifying for the NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships each of his four years;[29] he is currently the assistant athletic director at Michigan State.[29] Bader has two sisters, Christine and Kimberly, the former a women's tennis head coach at Ball State.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Purcell, Jared (January 31, 2014). "Oakland basketball star Travis Bader on brink of NCAA career 3-point record". MLive.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Going above and beyond the arc". The Oakland Post. February 9, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ Braid, Steven (January 15, 2014). "Oakland's Travis Bader is the sharpest of sharpshooters". USAToday. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Phillips, Scott (October 28, 2013). "Oakland's Travis Bader shoots for J. J. Redick's NCAA career three-point record". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Travis Bader Appearances on Leadeboards, Awards, and Honors". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "South Dakota State 87, Oakland 92". Sports Reference LLC. January 26, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "South Dakota State, Wolters Headline Preseason Poll Results". The Summit League. October 17, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 http://static.psbin.com/m/b/w69u1pcllvfgrv/weeklyrelease.pdf[]
  9. ↑ Snyder, Mark (January 26, 2014). "After improbable start to career, Oakland's Travis Bader closing in on NCAA record for three-pointers made". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Men's Basketball: Oakland's Travis Bader collects weekly honors after 47-point effort". The Oakland Press. January 28, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Men's Basketball: Oakland's Travis Bader named mid-major all-American". The Oakland Press. March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Three-Point Field Goals Per Game". NCAA.com. February 25, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Player Minutes Leaders". Bbstate.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Travis Bader Career Game Log". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  15. ↑ Kampe, Paul (May 24, 2013). "Oakland's Travis Bader dismisses transfer talk". The Oakland Press. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  16. ↑ Angevine, Eric (June 1, 2013). "Bader will stay put, chase Redick's record at Oakland next season". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  17. ↑ Kampe, Paul (June 27, 2013). "Men's Basketball: Oakland's Travis Bader sets sights on Nike camp". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  18. ↑ "The Lou Henson Award 2013-13 Preseason All-America Team". October 2, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  19. ↑ Potter, Bill (October 16, 2013). "Green Bay Tabbed Horizon League Favorite; YSU's Perry Voted Preseason Player of the Year". Horizon League. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Men's and women's basketball candidates announced for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award". Premier Sports Management. October 30, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Bader's 3-point streak snapped in Oakland's 81-54 loss to Indiana". Associated Press. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  22. ↑ Potter, Bill (December 23, 2013). "Green Bay's Brown, Oakland's Bader and Felder Collect Men's Basketball Honors". Horizon League. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Bader's 34 Carries Oakland Past Defiance, 87–66". Oakland Golden Grizzlies. December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Sixers Announce Orlando Pro Summer League Camp Invitees". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  25. ↑ "L’ASVEL tient son shooteur !". asvelbasket.com (in French). July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  26. ↑ "ASVEL Villeurbanne waiving Travis Bader". Sportando.com. September 18, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  27. ↑ "RGV Vipers Acquire Travis Bader". OurSportsCentral.com. September 18, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Neptunas lands Travis Bader". Sportando.com. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  29. 1 2 "3 Travis Bader". ougrizzlies.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

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