As a member of C-USA, Louisiana Tech sponsors teams in seven men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports.

In 1982, the stadium was renamed in honor of J.C. Love, a Ruston businessman who was a prominent supporter of the baseball program and the university.

In 2008, the ballpark was named after Pat Patterson, the winningest head coach in Louisiana Tech Baseball history.

Currently led by head coach Talvin Hester, the Tech men's basketball plays their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center with a capacity of 8,000.

[4] Tech's notable men's basketball alumni include Leon Barmore, who went on to a coaching career at Tech's women's team that put him in both the Naismith Memorial and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame; Karl Malone, who entered the Naismith Hall in August 2010 for his NBA career; P.J.

The Lady Techsters, currently led by head coach Brooke Stoehr, has been the most successful Louisiana Tech athletic team.

Standout former Tech players include Teresa Weatherspoon (later a Lady Techsters head coach), Venus Lacy, and Karl Malone's daughter Cheryl Ford, among others.

He lost only 87 games in 20 years, won 13 regular season titles in a 15-year span and led the Techsters to nine Final Fours from 1983 to 1999.

Louisiana Tech's football team is currently coached by Sonny Cumbie and plays their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium with a capacity of 28,562.

Notable football alumni include Terry Bradshaw, Phil Robertson, Willie Roaf, Fred Dean, Matt Stover, Josh Scobee, Luke McCown, Ryan Moats, and Tramon Williams.

Squire Creek Country Club, a Tom Fazio-designed championship course that opened in 2002, is the home of Louisiana Tech golf.

In 2009, Louisiana Tech opened the Lady Techster Soccer Complex just south of Joe Aillet Stadium on campus in Ruston.

The team plays their home games at the Lady Techster Softball Complex on the corner of Tech Drive and Alabama Street.

On October 15, 2008, the Louisiana Tech Tennis Complex was christened with a Lady Techsters sweep of Grambling State in the inaugural match at the new facility.

In football, Louisiana Tech's traditional rival is the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, as the two teams compete in the Rivalry in Dixie which dates back to 1935.

Although Tech's arrival united them with fellow Louisiana school Tulane, a rivalry could not develop because the Green Wave had already announced their 2014 departure for the American Athletic Conference.

However, Tech sacrificed this rivalry seeking greater national prominence for their programs by moving back to Division I-A.