2012 – 13 Connecticut Huskies women 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2012 – 13 NCAA Division I basketball season . The Huskies , coached by Geno Auriemma , played their home games at two different venues — the XL Center in Hartford , Connecticut , and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs , Connecticut . Connecticut was a member of the Big East Conference in the league 's final season before its split along football lines into the football-sponsoring American Athletic Conference ( The American ) and the new , non-football Big East . Connecticut , as an FBS football school , became a member of The American , which retained the charter of the original Big East
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team