LaMelo Ball thinks going to college would've been a big waste of time ... saying, "school not even teachin' you s*** -- what the f*** is school?"
Of course, the 19-year-old Charlotte Hornets took quite the unusual path to the NBA -- leaving Chino Hills HS in CA to play pro ball in Lithuania and Australia before declaring for the draft in 2020.
Melo has ZERO regrets over missing out on an NCAA career or the general college experience ... going in on the educational system in an interview with GQ.