The University of Minnesota hired Stollings to be Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball head coach on April 7, 2014. Minnesota went 23–10 (11–7 Big Ten) in Stollings's first season and made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. The 2014–15 team featured two 2015 WNBA draft picks in Big Ten Player of the Year Amanda Zahui B. (second overall) and Shae Kelley (35th).