Although former Terps men’s basketball guard Terrell Stoglin expressed high hopes entering tonight’s NBA Draft, he did not hear his name called last night, placing yet another obstacle in his basketball odyssey.

NBA commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver approached the podium at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. 60 times to announce those that would be continuing their careers professionally. But the Terps’ leading scorer, who averaged 21.6 points per game, never heard his name called.

Stoglin is now left with two options: To help improve his chances at joining the NBA, he can sign a contract to play for a club overseas, or try to earn an invitation to an NBA camp through summer league play.

“I have a lot of people overseas that have tried to get in contact with me, but that’s not what I want,” Stoglin told The Diamondback earlier this week.

Shortly after the draft ended, Stoglin took to Twitter and said “Don’t matter. My god is still good and when I make a team its a wrap.” About 40 minutes later, he added, “chillin tonight, back at it tmrw. Mind of a hustler we don’t quit.”

Stoglin finds himself in a situation not unlike the one he faced in March, when he was deciding between remaining with the Terps for another season and entering the draft. He ultimately decided to stay with the Terps through his junior campaign, but that quickly changed after Athletic Director Kevin Anderson announced he and guard Mychal Parker faced a one-year suspension for violating the Student Code of Conduct.

Many former Terps have traveled to Europe and Asia to continue their basketball careers in the past, including a few members of the 2002 national championship team. Forward Lonny Baxter has played for teams in Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Russia, and guard Drew Nicholas has won both scoring titles and championships in Europe in the past decade.

But for now, Stoglin sees his basketball calling state side.

“The teams that worked me out, they brought me in for a reason,” Stoglin said earlier this week. “That’s what they tell me from the beginning; they let me know from the beginning that they don’t look at any mock drafts. They tell me that they see my versatility, see how my first year [with the Terps] I could pass and how I had to score my second year, so I did that.”

Many experts thought Stoglin needed another year of seasoning under coach Mark Turgeon before heading to the professional ranks, leading many to praise his initial decision to return for his junior year after leading the ACC in scoring.

But even before he knew what Thursday night would hold, Stoglin said he wasn’t too worried about his future.

“I can go in so many different ways,” he said. “If I don’t get drafted, I’ll go overseas. I’m real young, so I can go overseas for a year, come back and make a team. Or I can just play in a summer league and try to get on a roster from there. I have options.”

dgallen@umdbk.com