Whether travelling with the team to venues across the South or stepping through the doors at Ravelin Sports Centre, where a loyal band of enthusiastic Force supporters fills the bleachers, Fatomide lives and breathes for these occasions.
And he always will. But personal circumstances, including an impending move to Brighton, have meant that he has had no choice but to step away.
Lifelong friendships, tireless hours scouting, and a vision come to life before his very eyes. He will look back on his memories of the Portsmouth Force with a big smile, which will live on with him forever.
"It has been enjoyable, it's heartwarming," Fatomide said.
"To see how far Portsmouth Force has come as a National League side to now, watching the team push for promotions, the big crowds that come to support us and believe in us, it's a wonderful feeling.
"All good things come to an end, but I'm going to be a Portsmouth Force fan for life."
And as Fatomide's time at the club draws nearer to its conclusion, his dream ending would be a trip to the North West and the Playoff Finals weekend on 26/27 April, which would be the finest of ways to depart.
"That would be the exact dream that I've dreamt of from the beginning of the season, regardless of me leaving or not," he said.
"I've always been big on projects. I've been like that since a young age, and when I came to the University of Portsmouth as a lecturer, I wanted to help grow the basketball team.
"With a good team behind me, we got the BUCS side promoted from Tier 2 up to Tier 1, almost into the Premier Division. And then with the men's team, we're in division three. Last year, there was a split between Division 3 and Conference; we stayed in Division 3.
"We've had a great season, remaining unbeaten for so long until our first loss at Crawley, but just having the opportunity of moving on to Division 2, it's an incredible place for me to be able to step away from the club because it's the whole cliché concept of leaving things in a better place than how you met them and how you arrived.
"So, being able to do that would be incredible."
Fatomide is the Force's first National League head coach, having started the team back in 2021, having been part of the Reading Rockets academy set-up alongside a role as assistant analyst for the Great Britain national teams.
Fatomide approached Robin and Tom Milner, prominent figures in the sport in the South Coast city, with several ideas.
"It was during Covid and then at the end of that year, when we knew that okay, these youngsters are going to be able to play a little bit more," Fatomide explained.
"We all, as a group, me, the youngsters, and other coaches expressed an interest in entering a National League team.
"So we entered an U14 boys team and an U16 boys team. I coached the U14 boys' team, which was an excellent experience for a bunch of kids, and it was their first experience playing in the National League.
"I left the University of Portsmouth, went to Reading, and came back to be the University's head coach, and at the time, the University of Portsmouth was trying to have basketball as one of their focus sports, pushed by me.
"So, after that first year with the U14s and the University team, we came together and said, "Actually, why don't we just try and enter a men's team at Division 3?" And that's where I've been since."
However, basketball history in the city goes back to the 1980s, when John Deacon relocated the Telford Turbos to the city under the Portsmouth FC banner.
Just a few years after being established in 1985, the team enjoyed success, winning the top-flight title in the 1986-87 and 87-88 seasons before being wound up in 1989 due to Deacon selling the football club, with the basketball team suffering.
Fast forward to today, and basketball in Portsmouth is now a force to be reckoned with. Its sights are set on moving up the Basketball England pyramid.
Fatomide has called on the help of the Rowlands family, Andy, Sarah, and Jessie to help, alongside Konstantinos Peponis, as they continue to push the club forward with Robin Milner as its chair.
Things are looking good. Fatomide was just the latest pioneer to steer basketball in Portsmouth. And as he enters his final stretch with the Force, he knows he's leaving it in a strong position.
Words: John Hobbs
Pictures: Luke Simcock
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