Here's a list of some of the Iron Men of July. These are guys that were 20-for-20.
The first guy on the list, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, hasn't missed a recruiting day in the last eight years (that's confirmed by assistant coaches Mark Montgomery and Dwayne Stephens, who were also both on the road all 20 days in July).
One source close to Izzo said that he hasn't missed a recruiting day in the spring and summer since he got the job back in 1995.
"He's a grinder," Montgomery said.
Here's the list:
Tom Izzo, Michigan State
Jeff Capel, Oklahoma
Anthony Grant, Alabama
Mark Fox, Georgia
Bruiser Flint, Drexel
Glen Miller, Penn
John Giannini, La Salle
Cliff Warren, Jacksonville
Scott Cross, UT Arlington
Josh Pastner, Memphis
Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech
Dane Fife, IPFW
Greg McDermott, Iowa State
Bill Coen, Northeastern
Kevin O'Neill, USC
Louis Orr, Bowling Green
Matt Matheny, Elon
Ernie Zeigler, Central Michigan
Gary Stewart, UC Davis
Mike Anderson, Missouri
Mark Schmidt, St. Bonaventure
Billy Taylor, Ball State
Greg Graham, Boise State
However, there are a couple of other coaches that deserve mention:
- George Mason's Jim Larranga going out with a new hip.
- Pittsburgh's Jamie Dixon went directly from New Zealand to the Peach Jam for the final two days and then was out all 10 days in the second half of the period.
RANDOM NOTES: Scout.com's Evan Daniels broke the news over the weekend that St. Raymond (N.Y.) rising junior Sidiki Johnson committed to Arizona. ... Dave Telep of Scout.com reported that another rising junior, Robert Brown, pledged to Virginia Tech. ... Fairfield picked up a commitment from Winter Park High (Fla.) forward Adam Jones.