On the third day of the third month in the third year of this century, No. 3 on the MSU men's basketball team announced this season, his third playing, would be his last.

Junior forward Adam Wolfe announced Monday he is "99 percent" sure he will forego his final season of eligibility and leave the team following the completion of this season.

Though Wolfe made the announcement abruptly, the decision is not entirely shocking. A season ago, Wolfe suffered a severe tear of his right hamstring, so horrific that most expected him to not play basketball again. Despite rehabilitating himself back to the team, Wolfe said fighting through injury was success enough for him as a Spartan.

"It's been a long comeback," Wolfe said. "When I first started (rehabilitation) I didn't know what to expect. I think I succeeded in my goal to come back and play."

Though he joined the roster this year after missing the final 13 games of last season, Wolfe never fully regained his strength. In 17 games before his injury last season, Wolfe averaged 9.4 points, 5 rebounds and nearly 21 minutes per contest.

This season, Wolfe played in 13 of the Spartans' 27 games, averaging only 1.6 points and under 5 minutes a game.

Dubbed by head coach Tom Izzo as "at worst, the team's second-best shooter," Wolfe made a name for himself at MSU by being a dangerous perimeter threat on offense and a tough rebounder on the defensive end.

Wolfe was never really able to recoup his athleticism after his injury, but said he remains proud of what he's accomplished in the green and white.

"I've worked really hard to get where I am now," he said. "I don't think it's like giving up, I think it's just moving on."

Wolfe will be joined by seniors Aloysius Anagonye, Adam Ballinger and Brian Westrick this Wednesday as honorees of Senior Night. It will be the last game the four play at Breslin Center as Spartans.

"If I missed out on (Senior Night), I'd maybe regret it later on," Wolfe said.

Wolfe, along with Ballinger, Anagonye and junior center Jason Andreas, was one of the few remaining ties to the Spartans' 2000 national championship team.

Head coach Tom Izzo said he talked with Wolfe following a practice early Monday, and he agreed with the 6-foot-9 junior's decision. Izzo added that Wolfe's success academically bolstered his decision to forego his final year.

"Adam's an intelligent kid," Izzo said. "Academics are going to take him somewhere.

"He'll use his degree. He's doing very well in school, not easy to do considering the injury he had."

Wolfe will graduate in May with a degree in telecommunications. He holds a 3.2 GPA.

Izzo, who had his own doubts Wolfe would ever be able to return to basketball, said it was sad to see a talented athlete call it quits after coming back from tremendous odds.

"I'm sad to see a promising career end this way," Izzo said. "But I'm glad he came back and fought this year - that'll make him a better person."