In 1998, Garbelotto accepted a job in Iceland, taking the reins of Úrvalsdeild club KFÍ, where he stayed for two years,[1] also jointly coaching the Great Britain Students team in 1999.
Upon his return to England in 2000, he was appointed head coach of fledgling British Basketball League club Newcastle Eagles where he immediately turned their fortunes.
By the end of his first season at the club, Garbelotto's Eagles had reached the BBL Trophy final, while finishing 3rd place in the Northern Conference.
In June 2017, Garbelotto was hired as the head coach of Scottish club Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League.
[7][8] In February 2018, Garbelotto was fired as Scotland's head coach by basketballscotland and subsequently resigned from both the Great Britain National Team[9] and the Glasgow Rocks.