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Cal State Bakersfield forced to make emergency landing en route to NCAA Tournament

A plane carrying the No. 15-seeded Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball team had to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas due to a medical issue with a person on-board.

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The "medical emergency," as reported by KGET-TV, does not involve a player or coach.

The individual who experienced the medical emergency did walk off the plane under his own power but still a scary situation... #KGETinOKC

— Lina Washington (@LWashingtonKGET) March 16, 2016

An unidentified source told 23ABC the team had to make the stop saying, "Nothing major.